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	Title: Hu-16 Albatross in Action Stock No: 1161 By Robert D. Migliardi, Color by Don Greer, Illustrated by Joe Sewell and Ernesto Cumpian Squadron/Signal Publications Description: The Hu-16 Albatross saw combat service in the sea rescue role with the USAF, USN and Cost Cuard. Service began with the Korean War and extended into Vietnam. The Albatross was widely exported and used all over the world. Over 100 photos, 13 color paintings, numerous line drawings.	$9.95 Your Price: $8.95
	Grumman Goose Stock No: #063 Author: Steve Ginter Description: The Grumman Goose saw service before, during, and after WW II with all the branches of the US armed forces and several foreign nations. Over 100 Black and White photos, drawings and diagrams of the airframe, cockpit, cabin, engines, and landing gear. 72 pages. This is a new book published in 2004.	$17.95 Your Price: $16.95
	Grumman HU-16 Albatross Stock No: #011 Author: Steve Ginter Description: Detailed examination of this amphibious aircraft in US Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, and Foreign Service. 208 Photos, 25 in full-color, 20 pages of drawings, kit reviews and more.	$19.95 Your Price: $17.95 Out of Stock

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	Jimmy Buffett - A Pirate Looks at Fifty Author: Jimmy Buffett ISBN: 0679435271 Date Published: 1998 Publisher: Random House Condition: Like New No. of pages: 458 Format: Hardcover Synopsis: Songwriter Jimmy Buffett is featured behind the wheel of his Grumman Albatross Seaplane. Jimmy takes us from the legendary pirate coves of the Florida Key to the ruins of ancient Cartagena. Along the way, we hear a tale or two of how he got his start in New Orleans, how he discovered his passion for flying planes, and how he almost died in a watery crash in Nanturcket Harbor, we follow Jimmy to jungle outposts in Costa Rica and on a mandering trip down the Amazon, through hair-raising negotiations with gun-toting customs officiasls and a three-year-old aspiring co-pilot. A Priate Looks at Fity is a breath of fresh air and an ingenious manual for getting to fifty...and beyound.	Price New: $24.95 Sold
	The Illustated Buyer's Guide to USED AIRPLANES Author: Bill Clarke ISBN: 0071351795 Date Published: 1999 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Condition: Like New No. of pages: 576 Edition: 5th Format: Paperback Synopsis:The Illustrated Buyer's Guide to Used Airplanesdoes far more than help you get the right plane at the right price. This book shows you how to figure the complete cost (and potential profits) of airplane ownership. And it provides help with everly step, from sizing up planes, to doing the deal, to post-purchase priorities.	Price New: $39.95 Used Price: $8.95
	Famous Planes and Famous Flights Author: John Winslow (Illustrated by Irvin L. Holcombe) ISBN: Date Published: 1940 Publisher: The Platt and Munk Co.Inc Condition: Very Good- Has 20 very nice full color page pictures of various aircraft, some very light yellowing around page edges, outside corner shows some wear with a small indentation on lower right of pages. Book is in nice condition for age. No. of pages: 50 Edition: Format:Hardback Synopsis:Famous Planes and Famous Flights is an illustrated book on the early days of flight. There are 20 illustrations in the book that are full pages, 8 1/2 X 11 1/2 inches.The list of illustration are: The Wright Brothers Plane, Bleriot Monoplane, Sopwith Camel, Curtiss JN4D (Jenny), NC-4 Flying Boat, Douglas DWC, Ryan Monoplane (Spirit of St. Louis), Junkers (The Bremen), Lockheed Monoplane (Winnie Mae), Ford Tri-Motor, Curtiss Condor, Sikorsky S-42 (Bermuda Clipper), Northrop Gamma, Lockheed Electra, Boeing 247D, Douglas DC-3, Grumman Fighter, Boeing 314 (Yankee Clipper), Douglas DC-4, Boeing Stratoliner. This is a great book to have in any aviation collection.	Rare Book Collection Used Price: $39.95
	Ironworks Grumman's Fighting Aeroplanes Author: Terry Treadwell ISBN: Date Published: 1990 Publisher: Motorbooks International Condition: Very Good No. of pages: 192 Edition: 1 Format: Hardback Synopsis: Ironworks Grumman's Fighting Aeroplanes is the story of the Grumman Aircraft Corporation from the earliest days to the present. It describes in detail and as near chronologically as possible Brumman's aircraft manufacture from the FF-1 biplane and the legendary fighter aircraft The Wildcat, Hellcat, Avenger, Cougar and Panther to today's computerised FSW X-29. With a plethora of superb photographs, this fully illustrated history of the Grumman Corporation's total aircraft output will be of great appeal to all who are interested in aviation history	Price New: $27.95 Used Price: $24.95
	How Science Works - Planes and other Aircraft Nigel Hawkes ISBN: 0-7613-0826-1 Date Published: 1999 Publisher: Copper Beech Books - Brookfield Connecticut Condition: Like New No. of pages: 32 Edition: First Format: Soft Cover Synopsis: How Science Works - Planes and other Aircraft introduces the youner reader to the science of flight. The Book is divided into chapters that look at how the different parts of a plane or helicopter work. Basic principles, such as the Bernoulli effect, are explained simply and clearly. The reader get to test the science in a number of projects, These combine to build a glider that really flies.	Price New: $6.95 Used Price: $5.95
	Grumman at War Author: Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation ISBN: Date Published: 1945 Publisher: William E. Rudge's Sons, New York Condition: Binding is in poor condition but pages are in very good condition No. of pages: 46 Edition: First Format:Hardback Synopsis: Grumman at Waris a pictorial narrative of the design history of the Grumman Military Aircraft and was issued on the fifteenth anniversary of the company	Rare Book Collection Used Price: $34.95
	An Illustrated History of Seaplanes and Flying Boats Author: Maurice Allward ISBN:0-88029-286-5 Date Published: 1993 Publisher: Barnes and Noble, Inc. Condition: In excellent condition, Like New No.of pages: 160 Edition: (Only from Barnes and Noble) Format: Hardcover with Jacket Synopsis: An Illustrated History of Seaplanes and Flying Boats is an illustrated story of seaplanes at war and peace.	Price New: $7.95 Used Price: $6.95 SOLD
	PBY The Catalina Flying Boat Author: Roscoe Creed ISBN: 0870215264 Date Published: 1985 Publisher: Naval Institute Press Condition: In very good condition, No.of pages: 351 Edition: Reissue Format: Hardcover with Jacket Synopsis: PBY The Catalina Flying Boat was one of the most versatile aircraft ever built. This definitive study pulls together in a single volume all the PBY's fascinating facts. Breathing new life into its story, Roscoe Creed skillfully weaves details of the aircraft's design, production, and development as a military and civilian aircraft with thrilling descriptions of its varied missions in World War II, when it served all the Allies in both oceans.	Price New: $32.95 Used Price: $19.95
	Combat Aircraft No. 19: Sunderland Squadrons of World War 2 Author: Jon Lake ISBN: 1841760242 Date Published: 2000 Publisher: Osprey, Oxford Condition: In excellent condition, Like New No.of pages: 112 Edition: Specail Expanded Edition Format: Paperback Synopsis: Combat Aircraft No. 19: Sunderland Squadrons of World War 2. The elegant Sunderland was the RAF's staple maritime patrol aircraft through out WWII. Crucial in the Battle of the Atlantic, the Sunderland was instrumental in defeating the U-Boat menace which threatened to starve the UK into submission. Nicknamed the Flying Porcupine due to its heavy armory of 14 guns, the Sunderland proved an immediate success in battle. Aside from its world-wide use with the RAF, it saw action with the RAAF, RNZAF and RCAF. This is the first book devoted to the Sunderland's WWII service to be published in over a decade.	Price New: $20.95 Used Price: $15.95 SOLD
	Wings Over Water: A Chronicle Of The Flying Boats And Amphibians Of The Twentieth Century Author: David Oliver ISBN: 0785810439 Date Published: 1999 Publisher: Chatwell Books Condition: Very Good, however the Jacket has 2 small tears, one on the front and one on the back cover) No.of pages: 128 Edition: Format: Hardcover with Jacket Synopsis: Wings Over Water: A Chronicle Of The Flying Boats And Amphibians Of The Twentieth Century is a comprehensive and unparalleled survey of a unique and versatile genre of aircraft. Packed with informative features, stunning photographs and 3-wayillustrations, aircraft biographies and specifications, Wings over Water is guaranteed to delight everyone, from the dedicated aviation enthusiast to the curious observer	Price New: $17.99 Used Price: $14.95 SOLD
	Corsairville: The Lost Domain of the Flying Boat Author: Graham Coster ISBN: 0140253483 Date Published: 2001 Publisher: Viking Penguin, New York, NY Condition: Excellent, Like New No.of pages: 276 Edition: Second Printing Format: Softcover Synopsis: Corsairville: The Lost Domain of the Flying BoatHalf boat, half plane, taking off in a thrilling tumult of spray, the flying boat was the journey of a lifetime. In the days when an airline flight was still a voyage, these strange, beautiful machines linked Britain to the furthest reaches of the Empire. It was an unforgettable experience for both passenger and crew. At the heart of Graham Coster's exploration of this magical era is an obscure legend. This legend tells how the Imperial Airways flying boat, Corsair, was rescued from the Belgian Congo in an epic salvage effort over sixty years ago. It gave rise to a new village in a tiny backwater of Central Africa, Corsairville.	Price New: $13.00 Used Price: $5.95 SOLD
	Ironworks: The Story of Grumman and its Aircraft Author: Terry C. Treadwell ISBN: 0752417177 Date Published: 2000 Publisher: Stroud, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Tempus Publishing Ltd. Condition: Excellent, Like New No.of pages: 254 Edition: Format: Hardcover with Jacket Synopsis: The Story of Grumman and its Aircraft. The company that Leroy Randle Grumman founded in 1929 has been linked with the aircraft of the US Navy since 1930. Grumman aircraft have been in every major conflict from the Second World War through Korea and Vietnam to the Gulf and Bosnia. Their factory in Bethpage, Long Island, New York (affectionately know as the 'Ironworks') produced some of the best carrier-borne aircraft ever made including the TBM Avenger (most successful torpedo bomber of all time), the Hellcat and Wildcat as well as the F-14 Tomcat and A-6 Intruder. Grumman-built Lunar Modules were used in the Apollo space missions and successfully landed men on the moon. The Ironworks is a comprehensive history of the Grumman Corporation and its many aircraft, both civil and military.	Price New: $39.99 Used Price: $25.95
	Historical Aviation Album Collectors Series - Volume V Author: Paul R. Matt ISBN: Date Published: 1967 Publisher: Historical Aviation Album Condition: Very Good, some very light soiling on cover No.of pages: 54 (Pages 210 - 264) Edition: Format: Softcover Synopsis: Historical Aviation Album Collectors Series - Volume VIt is still exhilarating for me (H Lloyd Child) to be in this business (of aviation) for there is one thing that has not changed and that is the healthy feeling of optimism about the progress in aviation. This same optimisim, success and failures is graphically portrayed in the pages of Historical Aviation Album. I am confident this series will be an aid to all who read them because the recording of history is also the recording of success by dedicated men. This book covers the following aircraft: Martin TTT, Wright F2W-1. F2W-2 Racers, Curtiss P-6E Hawk, Grumman G-44 Widgion, Brewster F-2A Buffalo, Rover Inverted Aero Engine, Christmas Bullet, Baldwin, Capt. Thomas Sackett (biography) The Following Sacle Drawings are inside this volume: Martin TT, Wrght F2W-1. F2W-2, Curtiss P-6E Hawk, Grumman G-44 Widgion, Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo, Rover 75 HP L-267 Aircraft Engine	Sold Used Price: $24.95
	Grumman Albatross - A History of the Legendary Seaplane Author: Wayne Mutza ISBN: 088740913x Date Published: 1996-01-01 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Condition: Excellent, Like New No.of pages: 128 Edition: Format: Softcover Synopsis: Grumman Albatross - A History of the Legendary Seaplane. The Albatross was the premier fixed-wing rescue aircraft for the U.S. Air Force and Coast Guard. Its very colorful history begins in 1946 and spans nearly a quarter of a century, including service with twenty-two foreign nations. With a total of 466 built by Grumman, more than eighty examples still thrive on the civil register. The Albatross also saw extensive service in the Korean and Vietnam wars. The fascinating history of this unique aircraft is complemented by over 200 photographs including many in color showing the great variations in color schemes and markings.	Price New: $19.95 Used Price: $14.95 SOLD
	Flying Boats and Amphibians Since 1945 Author: David Oliver ISBN: 0870218980 Date Published: 1987 Publisher: Naval Institute Press Condition: Excellent, Like New No.of pages: 144 Edition: Format: Hardcover Synopsis: Flying Boats and Amphibians Since 1945 It may come as a surprise to learn that some 1,700 multi-engined military and commercial flying boats and amphibians have been built since 1945. The development of compact, reliable and economical turbo-prop engines in recent years has given the flying boat and amphibian a new lease of life, not only by extending the lives of some types by replacing existing piston engines, but also by encouraging new designs that are able to compete favourably with landplanes in terms of economy while retaining their unique ability to land on water if and when necessary. There are currently more than 350 multi-engined types operating worldwide in the search and rescue (SAR) and inshore maritime reconnaissance (MR) roles with the military, the commercial transport of people and supplies in remote areas, and fighting fires. This book describes 12 major multi-engined flying boats and amphibians that have been produced, albeit in small numbers in some cases, in 7 different countries since 1945. All have either served with operational military units or have been sold to commercial operators, with which many of them continue to serve to this day	Price New: $36.95 Used Price: $23.95
	Bush Pilots of Alaska Author: David Oliver ISBN: 1558680128 Date Published: 1989 Publisher: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company Condition: Excellent, Like New, small tear in cover jacket on lower right, also has small signed statement inside of second page No.of pages: 144 Edition: Format: Hardcover Synopsis: Bush Pilots of Alaska Take a deep breath, buckle your seat belt, and turn the pages of Bush Pilots of Alaska. Each page is a vicarious thrill, each photograph a window onto the way Alaskans get around to live, work, and play. ...	Price New: $39.95 SOLD Used Price: $23.95
	Seaplanes of The World - A Timeless Collection From Avistion's Golden Age Author: William Yenne ISBN: 1885440073 Date Published: 1997 Publisher: First Glance Books Condition: Excellent, Like New, small tear in cover jacket on upper leftt No.of pages: 176 Edition: Format: Hardcover Synopsis: Seaplanes of The World - A Timeless Collection From Avistion's Golden Age. Seaplanes hold a special place in our memory of the wonderful aircraft of aviation's golden age. Streamlined by necessity, they were magnificent and beautiful machines that caught and held the eye and the imagination. In this magnificent album, aviation historian Bill Yenne has assembled a marvelous collection of photographs of the great Supermarine racers, the Pan American Clippers that pioneered the air routes across the Atlantic and Pacific, the fighting flying boats of World War II, and the post-war jet seaplanes. This book is illustrated with carefully selected color and black white photographs from the world's most important aviation historical archives. These are complemented by authoritative descriptive text and over a dozen exquisite cutaway paintings by John Batchelor, the dean of the world's technical aviation illustrators.	Price New: $17.95 Used Price: $16.95