Doug Shears (2 results)

Damn My Two Left Feet. And How I Flew With Them. The life and times of a Timaru aviation pioneer. By Doug Shears. SIGNED commemorative issue sticker. VERY SCARCE. Published by Jeff Mill and associates Timaru - 2001 Very good softback, minor shelf/edge-wear, chipping to top of spine, light creasing, owner's name stamp to first page. 182 pages, illustrated. New Zealander, Douglas Shears, joined the RNZAF in 1940, when he was just 18 years of age. He served with 516 Combined Operations Squadron at RAF Dundonald in Ayrshire, Scotland from 17/7/44 to late December 44. Doug had seen service with 428 RCAF Squadron flying Wellington bombers on operational duties and at RAF St Eval prior to joining 516 Squadron. His tour of duty was close to four years, at the end of which he was just 22 years old. On return to New Zealand after the war, along with some colleagues, he started a company called Helicopters (NZ) Limited. He took advantage of an opportunity to learn to fly helicopters in America and became the first Kiwi to fly commercially in the USA in 1955. In June 1960, he was appointed a companion of the Royal Aeronautical Society. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.

Tales of South Canterbury Volumes 1 and 2. SIGNED by author Doug Shears. VERY SCARCE. VOL 1 Caroline Bay. 36 pages VOL 2 Ships Named Timaru. 30 pages. Very good slim booklets, minor shelf/edge-wear, name inside front cover, light creasing. Illustrated. ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. All books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.