Aviation from Dale Cournoyer Books

Fallbrook, California: Aero Publishers, 1978. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket as Issued. Small 4to. 104 pgs. b/w and colour photos. Very gently used, no names or marks in text.A vintage tribute to one of the worlds great aircraft.

Trail, B.C.: D.W. Burt (photographer), 1935. Single Photograph. Near Fine. Large, unframed, single b/w matted photo of a 1934 De Havilland 80A Puss Moth fitted with Skis.(CF-AVA) Information from the Canadian Civil Aircraft Register, indicates that this aircraft was owned and operated by the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company (C.M.& S. - Cominco Ltd) until August, 1936. Other… Read more about this item

RCAF. Loose Photographs . Near Fine. 8.5 X 6.5 Inches. Group of 7 Original, b/w, RCAF Aircraft Photographs. All photos in excellent condition and measure 8.5 X 6.5 inches (22X17 cm) with printed information on the backs. Photo A. Lockheed CP-122 Neptune flying over English Bay, Vancouver. Photo B. De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, lightly creased right side. Photo… Read more about this item

Franklin, Wisconsin: EAA & Fawcett Publications, 1969. Reprint Edition . Soft cover. Vg/No Jacket. 4to. 73 pgs. b/w photos, drawings & plans. Reprint of the 1930 issue from the Experimental Aircraft Association,and dedicated to lightplane enthusiasts who choose to build and fly their own aircraft. A gently used copy. Binder ring holes along the spine edge. No names… Read more about this item

Franklin, Wisconsin: EAA & Fawcett Publications, 1969. Reprint Edition . Soft cover. Vg/No Jacket. 4to. 77 pgs. b/w photos, drawings & plans. Reprint of the 1933 issue from the Experimental Aircraft Association,and dedicated to lightplane enthusiasts who choose to build and fly their own aircraft. A gently used copy. Binder ring holes along the spine edge. No names… Read more about this item

Hales Corners, Wisconsin: EAA Museum Foundation. Soft cover. Vg/No Jacket. 4to. A collection of early EAA articles from the 'Experimenter & Sport Aviation' magazines in the first 5 files. (circa 1960's) Each file is devoted to a single subject and has b/w photos, drawings and diagrams. Each volume here is gently used with binder ring holes along… Read more about this item

Franklin, Wisconsin: EAA & Fawcett Publications, 1969. Reprint Edition . Soft cover. Vg/No Jacket. 4to. 73 pgs. b/w photos, drawings & plans. Reprint of the 1929 issue from the Experimental Aircraft Association,and dedicated to lightplane enthusiasts who choose to build and fly their own aircraft. A gently used copy. Binder ring holes along the spine edge. Name to… Read more about this item

France: WWI French Aviation, 1917. Vintage Postcards. Fine. 5.5 X 3.5 Inches. Four (4) non postmarked, unused, divided back, Real Photo, French Aviation Postcards from about 1917 in fine condition. Photographer unknown. The photos depict the crashes of 2 different aircraft. Both are Bréguet 14's; a French biplane bomber and reconnaissance aircraft of World War I. Designed by… Read more about this item

New York City: ACME Newspictures Inc., 1936. Single Photograph. Vg/No Jacket. 9 X 7 Inches. Original b/w photo of aircraft Lady Peace; a single-engine, all metal, Vultee V-1A; as it leaves from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland bound for Floyd Bennett Field, New York, on the last leg of a round trip trans-atlantic flight between New York and London in… Read more about this item

Baltimore, Maryland: Martin Company, 1959. Single Photograph. Fine. 8x10 Inches. Original b/w news release photo from Martin Company; American aircraft and aerospace manufacturing, showing a test launch of the TM-76 Martin Mace Warhead at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, 1959. The Mace was meant to replace the Matador units in West Germany, strengthening the defense inventory of… Read more about this item

New York: United Press Photos, 1957. Single Photograph. Vg. 7 x 9 Inches. Single b/w photograph from United Press, New York, 1957, showing two views of Leland Bryan's second prototype flying car. The second prototype, a single-seater, was based on an Erco Ercoupe aircraft with a stretched midsection with the engine positioned in the rear. This prototype clocked… Read more about this item

London/Hatfield Herts: United Press Photos, 1957. Single Photograph. Vg. 7 x 9 Inches. b/w photo from United Press (London Bureau) showing the de Havilland Aircraft Company's Jet Liner Comet III taking off from their Hatfield Aerodrome on its first test flight, February 25,1957, flown by de Havilland's chief test pilot, John Cunningham & co-pilot Peter Bugge. Typewritten caption… Read more about this item

London: United Press Photos - Planet News Ltd., 1958. Single Photograph. Vg. 7 x 9 Inches. Original News Service b/w photograph of the giant Bristol Britannia Turbo-prop Airliners produced by Bristol Aeroplane Company between 1952 and 1960. Heads in and Tails out with modified hangar doors at the BOAC terminal, London, 1958. Typewritten caption attached to the back… Read more about this item

New York: United Press Associations, 1957. Single Photograph. Near Fine. 7 x 9 Inches. Original b/w news release photo from United Press: "New Air Giant in Debut" New York. The Vertol 44, largest helicopter designed for executive air travel makes its New York City debut, Nov.6/1957. French Liner SS Liberte also shown sailing out of New York. Typewritten… Read more about this item

Buffalo, N.Y.: Bell Aircraft Corporation Photographic Dept., 1956. Single Photograph. Fine. 6x10 Inches. Original b/w photograph from Bell Aircraft Corporation with their stamp on the back of the photo: showing chief test pilot, USAF General Frank Everest (1920-2004), beside Bell Aircraft experimental 'X-2 rocket plane' at Edwards Air Force Base, where in July,1956, had reached Mach 2.9 at… Read more about this item

New York: United Press Associations, 1956. Single Photograph. Fine. 6x9 Inches. Original b/w photograph from the United Press Assoc, Nov.26/1956, showing "Lockheed test pilot, Tony Levier at Edwards Air Force Base, aboard the Starfighter F-104, considered to be the world's fastest jet fighter." Typewritten caption attached to the back of the photo with the United Press stamp. Pin… Read more about this item

New York: United Press Associations, 1956. Single Photograph. Fine. 7 x 9 Inches. Original b/w US Navy photograph from the United Press, Sept.8/1956, showing US Navy test pilot, John Konrad entering the cockpit of a Vought F8U-1 Crusader, where he would test a "high-altitude full pressure suit and helmet designed for pilots of the supersonic age." Typewritten caption… Read more about this item

London: United Press Photos - Planet News Ltd., 1958. Single Photograph. Fine. 7 x 9 Inches. Original b/w photograph from the United Press, 17th October,1958. Photographer unknown. Added small sheet on the back of the photo captioned: "A King's Diversion. King Hussein of Jordan about to step into the cockpit of a Vampire Aircraft of the Royal Jordanian… Read more about this item

London: T.S.D. Publication, 1956. 3rd Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Oblong 11.5 X 9 inches. 29 pgs. b/w photos & illustrations. French Language Text. A gently used copy.

Paris, France: Pierre Spitzer Reporter - Photographe, 1967. Loose Photographs . Fine. 7 x 9 Inches. 3 b/w glossy photos of the Mooney M22 Mustang - Spirit of Texas; the first attempt at a pressurized single engine aircraft by the Mooney Aircraft Company, Kerrville,Texas. As a demonstration of its high performance, the aircraft (fitted with an extra fuel… Read more about this item