Harvard File by Hamlin John (6 results)

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1st edition in soft cover format, large 4to, 168pp, copious photo illustrations; card covers showing signs of only the lightest use, certainly VG Copy Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Card. Condition: VG. 1st. Standard Air Britain airframe history of this RAF training aircraft including later overseas and civilian use. 168pp, Illustrated. VG clean copy in card covers.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Pictoral glazed card covers with white lettering to spine and front. Covers are generally in very good order. Very slight bumping to corners, some subsequent curling. Spine is intact and bright with just a little mild bumping to ends. Textblock is tight, bright and clean. 168 pp. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 655g. Unless specifically mentioned, all our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 032240:7a) Size: 4to - over 9 3/4" - 12" Tall Language: ENG 655 G. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression 1988 Large Soft Cover near fine book. No inscription. 168 pages. Illustrations. Bibliography.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. This new copy is bound in illustrated card covers as issued. The contents are bright, tight, white and square. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Back in the dark days of 1938, the British Government under Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain at last woke up to the inevitability of conflict with Germany and the need to build up very rapidly a Royal Air Force which would stand a chance of dealing with the situation. The British aircraft industry was, not surprisingly, quite unable to cope with the high volume output suddenly and belatedly demanded of it, and it was therefore decided that aircraft of certain categories should be procured in the United States of America. To carry out this plan, the British Purchasing Commission was armed; it left for Washington in April 1938, complete with a budget of $25 million, which is not much in the aviation world now but was a great deal then. The first of the three aircraft types which the BPC selected that year was an advanced trainer, the North American NA-49. By the time the BPC placed their order more than 400 aircraft had already rolled off the production line for the USAAC, as well as many for export. No major problems were expected, therefore, when the first aircraft, serialled N7000, arrived in England and was taken on charge at the Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment at Martlesham Heath on 3 December 1938 so that a programme of testing could be carried out and Pilots' Notes prepared. So began the long life-story of the Harvard in British military service, a story which has by no means ended yet. In 'The Harvard File' the Author has restricted himself to dealing with the histories of the 4760 Harvards which carried British military serial numbers. Ref FCD.…

Paperback. Condition: Fine.