TERROR IN THE STARBOARD SEAT
Don Mills, ONT: General Publishing Co, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Good. Item #5004084
ISBN: 0773600825
1st printing. Cloth. 184pp. Memoir of a WWII Royal Canadian Air Force navigator who flew the "starboard" seat of a"Mosquito" fighter fighting Japan. From the dj: "41 trips aboard a Mosquito--A true story of 418 Squadron (City of Edmonton). He was the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross. From U. S. Air Force Museum website: "The famous British Mosquito - known to many as "Mossie" - was a versatile aircraft used extensively during World War II. Constructed primarily of plywood with a balsa wood core, it had excellent speed, altitude and range. First flown on November 25, 1940, the Mosquito entered production in mid-1941 and was produced until well after the end of the war. Almost 8,000 Mossies were built in Great Britain, Canada, and Australia." Vg in modererately worn-throughout, but complete dj.
Price: $35.00