Chief Pilot (8 results)

Hard Cover. No Jacket. HB NODJ ISSUED, rub COVER, VG-, NODJ.

Softcover. Condition: very good condition. "TEST PILOT was first published in 1953. This new edition is reprinted exactly as that edition but with an additional chapter covering Neville Duke's flying life from that date, and also has appendices and Index, not included in the earlier book, together with a completely new selection of photographs. - - ON SEPTEMBER 6th, 1952 the Rt. Hon. Winston Spencer Churchill penned a note from No. 10 Downing Street to the author of this book. "My dear Duke," he wrote. "It was characteristic of you and of 615 Squadron to go up yesterday after the shocking accident. Accept my salute." - The accident in question had sent a ripple of horror through the nation, and indeed the world, for on that day John Derry, diving through the sound barrier from a height of eight miles at the Farnborough Air Display, had plummeted to death when his De Havilland 110 disintegrated in full view of 200,000 spectators. In the dreadful hush that followed, while ambulances were still searching out the dead and injured, two more supersonic bangs startled the crowd, and the tiny Hawker Hunter streaked into view at the speed of sound, piloted by Neville Duke who, only a few minutes after witnessing the death of his close friend, had without a moment's hesitation taken his own machine into the air. - This act was characteristic of a man who, during the war, had been a fighter pilot on many fronts from the Battle of Britain on. He had shot down 28 enemy aircraft and reached the rank of Squadron Leader at the age of twenty-one, and two years later he had a D.S.O. and two D.F.G.s to his credit. The exploits which helped him earn these form the subject of some vivid and thrilling early chapters of the book, based on the diaries which he kept at the time. But courage is not the only quality called for in a Test Pilot, and it was during these years that Duke acquired the skill and the technical knowledge, as well as the intuition and virtuosity, which are required of a really great flier. These, added to an almost passionate feeling for the vast spaces of the air, which dates from his boyhood, have made him into one of the greatest exponents of supersonic flight who has yet ap peared in the Jet Age. - - This book is the story of Neville Duke's life, recounted in his own words - - - CONTENTS - Introduction by Alan W. Mitchell - Through the Hatch! - Early Flights - Biggin Hill in 1941 - War over France - War in the Desert - Cairo to Cap Bon - Italy - Glimpsing the Future - Speed - and Decisions - Civil Life - Records and Races - Test Pilot - Chief Test Pilot - Farnborough - A Look Ahead" 195 p. photos.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. SC - Pictorial Boards. Published for the Pilots and Flight Engineers of American Airlines. AS NEW - Rear wrap has Original sticker Code. 64pp. RARE and COLLECTIBLE. Excellent condition and COOL TREASURE. SEE PHOTOS. --B.R. Box 39.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains [viii] 318 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with a hint of sun fading down the spine, not price clipped, £7.95. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 0112902987 ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF).

8½'' x 4½'' No. 1047 of 1250 Limited Edition flown cover DOUBLE SIGNED to the front cover by 'Bill Reid V.C.' and 'Peter Squire'. Fraser's Autographs, London 'Certificate of Authenticity' also enclosed. Member of the P.B.F.A. VICTORIA CROSS AWARDS.

6½'' x 4½''. Certified Copy No. 681 of 1696 first day flown cover stamped envelope. Operation Black Buck was a series of seven ambitious long-distance ground-attack missions conducted by the Royal Air Force during the Falklands War in 1982. It was the RAF's most daring attack since 'Operation Chastise' - the Dambusters raid in WWII. 30 April - 1 May 1982: Vulcan XM607 made the first Black Buck sortie to the Falkland Islands to make an attack on Port Stanley airfield. XH558's Chief Pilot, Flight Lieutenant Martin Withers, carried out that first raid. With a full load of bombs and fuel, a sixth crew member and a fresh coat of paint, the Vulcans were well over their rated maximum take off weight of 204,000 pounds (93,000 kg) and incredibly was refuelled seven times on the outward journey, the logistics of which are beyond belief, they refuelled only the once on the return journey. Martin and the crew of Vulcan XM607 flew the first and last of the missions. SIGNED 'Martin Withers' to the front cover. Four cachet inserts. 44 Squadron Orderly Room R.A.F. Waddington stamp to the rear. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. FALKLAND ISLANDS.

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original navy cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Years of speculation about Warburton's fate came to an end in 2002, when his remains were found with his aircraft, buried about 2 yards deep in a field near the Bavarian village of Egling an der Paar, 34 miles west of Munich. According to witnesses, the aircraft fell there on 12 April 1944, around 11:45. One of the propellers had bullet holes in it, which suggests that Warburton had been shot down. Contains 222 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in in near Fine condition dust wrapper with light rubbing across the spine ends, not price clipped. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'To Harry Kirk - who was also there (see next page) With best regards Tony Spooner | November 1987'. A unique signed copy to Harry Kirk, reference is being made to the RAF's defence of the strategically important defence of the Maltese Islands. There is a typed correction laid in by Kirk as follows 'I asked Warby if he ever saw a camel train' Tony altered it to read that I asked Warby 'What was a camel train' | pp 66 has another paper laid-in 'This should read that I asked Warby if he ever saw any camel trains on his trips along the African coast' Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. MALTA (Maltese History).

Paperback. Condition: new. BSN, RN, CFRN, CCRN, Mike Boone (illustrator). Paperback. There is a failure in the Helicopter Air Ambulance system.A simple but often fatal failure. Training of aeromedical crews - not to provide the best in patient care that we can possibly achieve, a 'patient advocate' - but to be a 'helicopter crew advocate'.Without a trained crew that understands every aspect of the helicopter, its functions, and what the Pilot is doing, we are collectively failing our patients.simply by not getting to them.The aim of ACOS: Aircrew Operations and Survival is simple - to give all crews whether a new hire or 'old hand', a different 'global' perspective on being a safe and effective CREWMEMBER first and foremost - a patient advocate second.It covers aspects of the day to day safety culture that are necessary based on real-life operations and experiences as well as processes that we can instinctively follow in an emergency should the situation arise.Learn to be an effective and efficient Crewmember, then hopefully you will never need the 'Survival' part of this course.By being Confident - Competent - Current: we as crew can ultimately do one thing. Support the Pilot, be safe, and then, in turn, become a patient advocate. ACOS Online Course: This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.