Winged Courier (TAS012694)

Winged Courier

Published by Howard Timmins,Cape Town (1955) - Author Harry Klein - Hard Cover - 130 Pages - Book # 194 - Signed by the Author in February 1966 - Condition generally good

 Here is the story of the "stick and string" flyers, who first blazed the South African air trails, and in this accurate history of aviation in Southern Africa, there is enough adventure to satisfy the most avid reader. One of the most amazing ad ventures that come to life is the story of unknown Goodman Household, who made one of the first flights in world history in 1871 at Karkloof in Natal. Few people will credit this amazing feat, but it is all fully proved from old newspaper reports, etc. The people whose names made news in the not-so-long-ago - the fabulous Major Miller, Sir Pierre van Ryneveld, Sir Quintin Brand, Amy Johnson, Jim Mollison, Tommy Rose, to name a few, have their unique stories retold, with many facts which never have appeared in print. "WINGED COURIER", apart from being historically correct in every detail, abounds with adventure; the stories of the wartime exploits alone contain enough 'highlights' for several volumes. So here is a book which gives the reader the story of South African aviation from that first weird flight in 1871 to the Jet Age of to day. The photographs are of more than ordinary interest. 130 pages including index and copious black-and-white photographs Introductory foreword by Major-General K.R. van der Spuy, C.B.E., M.C. Published under the auspices of the Aero Club of South Africa.