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An Explorer in the Air Service By Hiram Bingham, formerly Lieutenant-Colonel, Air Service, U.S.A.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1920. Octavo, xiv, 260 pp., frontispiece, 35 plates; publishers gilt lettered quarter cloth and papered boards, top edge gilt. A fine unopened and uncirculated copy. Outstanding copy of the professional autobiography of WWI military aviator Hiram Bingham. Contains a record of the author's two years as commanding officer at the US's largest aviation instruction centre at Issoudun, France. An excellent view into the building of the US's first air force, containing significant insights into aircraft, personnel, and training methods. Item #54
Price (AUD): $175.00
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