Historical information
Bristol Aeroplane Company Ltd
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Bristol Aeroplane Company Ltd
Blue and red cover with Dept. of Aviation in bottom left hand corner
Non fiction. Description of basic functional devices & systems used in aircraft, from levers to computers , to assist maintenance engineers through licensing exams.
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Blue covered book
Non Firciton Introduction to the principles of practical aerodynamics, circa 1942
Small green paperback book style manual
Non fiction. Handbook for successful installation, operation, maintenance & overhaul of Pobjoy Niagara & Cataract engines
Blue covered book ; printed 1940
Non fiction. Course detailing work of an aviation mechanic on a trade basis, circa 1940
aircraft mechanic jobs and how to do them circa 1940
Green covered book.
non-fiction
Non fiction. Prectical statement of applied mechanics circa 1913 to 1949
applied mechanics circa 1913 to 1949
Blue covered book; printed 1940
non-fiction
Outline of principles of internal combustion engines, circa 1940, for aircraft engineers
Inscribed with Qantas Logo
Sutherland China Made In England
Vitrified/Globe Pottery Co. Ltd Shelton England. Supplied by John Dynon & Sons Melbourne.
Vitrified/Globe Pottery Co .Ltd Shelton England. Supplied by John Dynon & Sons Melbourne.
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
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