Book of Combat Planes

Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Co., 1944. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 10 ¼ x 12. The interior of the book is clean and complete, showing a bit of light wear, but no marks or damage. The paper covering the front hinge has cracked, but the binding remains firm. The illustrated covers show handling and wear and rubs on all edges, but no marks or serious damage. The attached scan give an idea of condition. Sadly, there is no dust jacket. Synopsis: This is an oblong picture book (10 ¼ x 12 inches, 26 pages) showing full-colour portraits of famous US, British, Russian and German aircraft, with informative captions below. Pictures and text are by Harold H. Booth, identified on the cover as a Squadron Leader in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Contents: TBF-1 (Avenger), torpedo bomber; -- SBD (Dauntless), scout bomber; -- S6F1 (Hellcat), naval fighter; -- S)3C (Seagull) navy scout observation seaplane; -- P 47 (Thunderbolt), fighter; -- P-51 (Mustang), fighter; -- P-61 (Black Widow), night fighter; -- B-25 (Mitchell), medium bomber; -- B-24 (Liberator), heavy bomber; -- B-17 (Flying Fortress), heavy bomber; -- B-29 (Superfortress), heavy bomber; -- Barracuda, torpedo bomber; -- Canso (PBY-5A), patrol bomber; -- Spitfire, fighter; -- Typhoon, fighter bomber; -- Mosquito, fighter bomber; -- Halifax II, heavy bomber; -- Lancaster, heavy bomber; -- Lagg 3, fighter; -- Stormovik, attack bomber; -- FW 190, fighter; -- Dornier DO-217, bomber