Australian Aviators: An Illustrated History by Brian Carroll

Book Description

Secondhand. Good to very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has redacted signature on blank front page. Dust jacket has some tears at near spine top and tail, and is now enclosed in protective cover. Interior and binding are still very good.

Australia's aviation pioneers were ignored, scorned or treated as harmless eccentrics who wanted others to finance their expensive and dangerous hobby. Australian Aviators is the story of the hazards and tribulations our early fliers overcame and how aviation empire builders later capitalised on these hardy efforts.

This book also tells of the adventures of Australia's WWI fliers and the founding of the RAAF, the daring and achievements of Kingsford Smith's historic flights, the birth and growth of Qantas, Australia's Australian Airlines entry into the jet age and the era of mass travel.

This is a story of flamboyant personalities who helped to make Australian aviation what it is today. (book flap)