Historical information
Contains drawings related to the Beaufort, Lancaster Mk XXX, Canberra. Some relate to specific parts, while others are references for the entire aircraft.
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Contains drawings related to the Beaufort, Lancaster Mk XXX, Canberra. Some relate to specific parts, while others are references for the entire aircraft.
2 books -second reprint 1941 & fourth reprint 1943
non-fiction
Overview of aircraft inspection techniques circa early to mid 1940s
aircraft inspection methods circa late to mid 1940s
non-fiction
Operation & care of fire extinguishing equipment, batteriies & spark plugs ingition screening harness, de-icing equipment, parachutes circa 1940s
non-fiction
Overview of operation & maintenance of Rotol, Curtiss, Hamilton & Hele-Shaw Beacham airscrews circa early 1940s
airscrews circa 1940s
non-fiction
Technical overview of Sperry Gyropilot, Sperry aircraft instruments & Smith's aircraft instruments circa 1940s
non-fiction
Descrliption of maintenance/repair of Hobson aero carburetttors, circa 1940s. Duplicate copy.
hobson carburettors
non-fiction
Introduction to airplane desigh for students, engieers & draftsmen, circa 1939
non-fiction
Collection of papers presented at 1961 flight safety annual seminar
non-fiction
Overview of aircraft production methods, processes and equipment possibly circa 1940s. Duplicate copy.
aircraft engineering in production
Appears to be self published book
non-fiction
Overview of tactics of fighter aces from WW1 to the modern era
non-fiction
Summary of processes & equipment for the engineering/maintenance of plane torque
engineering & maintenance
Spiral bound manual
non-fiction
Description of colours for modelling and variery of colours for RAAF WW2 aircraft
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