Historical information
RAAF Mirage III
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RAAF Mirage III
non-fiction
Description of engines for engine fitters circa 1940s
aero engines
Thin blue hardback
non-fiction
Description of maintenance & repair of de Havilland controllable pitch & hydromatic airscrews
Thin hardcober published 1941
non-fiction
Description of the operation, inspection & maintenance of Lockheed, Dowry & other hydraulic systems circa 1940-s
Small, thin hardback with Vickers Wellington bomber on cover
non-fiction
Description of aircraft and their engines circa 1949s
non-fiction
General overview of contruction, operation and repair of piston aircraft; engines. No publishing date found, but could be circa 1940s
Red hardback published in 1930
non-fiction
Gude to operation and maintenance of aircrafat piston engines circa 1930s
non-fiction
Volume III of comprehensive guide to aero engineering
Small, bliue hardback ;published 1944.
non-fiction
Checklist of maintenance & repair for aircraft / aircraft engine mechanics circa 1940s
Green covered hardback ; title faded on spine
non-fiction
Fundamentals of general aeronautics for pilots, aircraft mechanics & aircraft engine mechanics, circa 1940s
Green hardback with frayed spine . Published 1944
non-fiction
Text on the theory and practice of air navigation for RAF trainees, circa 1944
Publshed 1941
non-fiction
Introduction to airplane design, circa early 1940s, for engineering students.
Published January 1939
non-fiction
Technical overview of Harrow I & II twin engined bomber
Small manual published in 1928
non-fiction
Description of the general construction and equipment of the Hyderabad airplane of 1928
non-fiction
Text on flight training
flying course
Piublished in July 1942
non-fiction
Text on theories of electricity and magnetism for defence trainees, circa 1942
Manual published in June 1942
non-fiction
Text on how to read technical drawings circa 1942
Published in June 1942
non-fiction
Overview of theoretical aspects of fitting circa 1942
Manual published in 1942
non-fiction
Overview of engineering machiine shop mathematics for defence trainees circa 1942
machne shop mathematics
non-fiction
Technical guide for fitting and machining work
fitting and machining
Series of terminal charts in plastic holder
non-fiction
Visual terminal charte Adelaide-Melb ; Mackay-Rockhampton; Canberra - Tamworth ; Brisbane- Coolangatta; Mount Isa- Sydney
A4 size booklet
non-fiction
Sample of written test for restricted private pilot licence
non-fiction
Reference book for airlne pilot training course on flight training
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