The Flying Farmer - Remarkable Rural Recollections of Bruce Galloway: A Memoir by Bruce Galloway

$20.00 NZD

Category: Agriculture | Reading Level: near fine

Impact Erebus by Gordon Vette; John Macdonald; Peter Mahon; Stuart Macfarlane

$20.00 NZD

Category: Aviation | Reading Level: very good

From Cow Bells to Bell Bottoms - Wartime Experiences by Francis Bentinck Heffer

$15.00 NZD

Category: New Zealand | Reading Level: very good

Daughters of Erebus by Paul Holmes

$20.00 NZD

Category: Aviation | Reading Level: very good

The technical side of what happened on Mt Erebus on that fateful November day back in 1979 has been brilliantly explained by Justice Mahon, the Royal Commissioner appointed to investigate the crash of the Air New Zealand DC-10. His magnificent investigation and conclusions were rubbished by a Prime Mini ster desperate to remove blame from Air New Zealand who, as Prime Minister and Finance Minister, was desperate to save the airline, to save its face and its possible financial ruin as a result of negligence claims. Without a doubt, the airline was grossly negligent in changing the navigation co-ordinates early in the morning on the day of the flight and not informing the pilot. Daughters of Erebus is the story of five people who were left behind and how the whole tragedy affected their lives. On the night of the crash, Maria Collins - wife of captain Jim Collins - was a 45-year-old mother of four girls, Kathryn, 15, Elizabeth, 13, Phillipa, 9 and Adrienne who was 6 years old. That night, their lives changed. The next day, because her Dad would have expected her to do so, Kathryn sat a School Certificate exam and passed. The girls have all been successful, all are highly educated. They are all quite different, all strong, independent individuals. They all have great senses of humour. Elizabeth says the accident made her an adult overnight. It broke forever a beautiful marriage of two people who loved each other desperately. Kathryn says they all became forever "collateral damage" of both the accident and the Chief Inspector's findings. They have never been able to end their grief. This is a New Zealand story told by one of the great New Zealand storytellers. It literally drips with pathos. It is a story which should - nay must - be read by all New Zealanders.About the author:Over a long career, Holmes has received unprecedented recognition and awards for his work across the news media. After retirement from his long-running, top-rating TV and radio shows, he now pens a hugely popular weekend column in the Weekend Herald while still hosting a weekly TV One current affairs programme. In this medium, he has also excelled, honoured with the Qantas Media Award for best columnist in 2008, after being a finalist in 2007. ...Show more

The Battle of Britain - Five Months which Changed History

$16.00 NZD

Category: World War II

The Nazi Blitzkrieg was unlike any invasion the world had ever seen. It hit Europe with a force and aggression that no-one could counter. Within weeks the German armies were at the French coast and looking across at Britain, a country still reeling from the opening salvoes of the war. It seemed impossib le that she would be able to resist invasion. But between the Nazis and glory stood more than just the pilots of Fighter Command. There was Bomber and Coastal Command, the Royal Navy and the incredible Auxiliary Patrol Service. In this darkest hour, Britain's defence was truly a national effort, and one that had been considerably better prepared for than the German attack. For the first time, The Battle of Britain tells this most epic of stories from a 360#65533; perspective, drawing on extensive new research from around the world that challenges some of the long-held myths about the battle. Holland paints a complete picture of that extraordinary summer - a time in which the fate of the world truly hung by a thread. ...Show more

Charles Kingsford Smith and those Magnificent Men by Fitzsimons, Peter

$16.00 NZD

Category: Aviation | Reading Level: very good

Sir Charles Kingsford Smith is one of Australia's most beloved heroes. In an action-packed life, the indomitable 'Smithy' went from fighting as a soldier among the carnage of Gallipoli and the Western Front, to taking to the skies against the likes of the Red Baron - for which he won the Military Cross for gallantry - before becoming the greatest peacetime aviator of his generation. Along with Charles Ulm, he was the first man to conquer the Pacific by air, the first to fly across the Tasman Sea, the fastest man to fly from England to Australia, and the first pilot to circumnavigate the globe by crossing the equator. With typical flair, FitzSimons also tells the story of the several breakthroughs, some of which were discovered in Australia, which laid the foundation for the Wright brothers' success in 1903; the first flight across the Channel in 1908; Germany's Red Baron terrorising the Allies in 1917-18, before being shot down by an Australian; Ross and Keith Smith's breakthrough first flight from England to Australia in 1919; the formation of Qantas in 1921; Lindbergh's stunning vault between America and Europe in 1927; the Great Centenary Air Race, the loss of the Southern Cloud; the saga of Bert Hinkler and much, much, more ... ...Show more

Oscar Garden: An Tale of One Man's Love of Flying by Annamaria Garden

$25.00 NZD

Category: Aviation | Reading Level: near fine

One day in 1930, a man walked into a department store in London and bought an aeroplane. Having just learned to fly, Oscar Garden dreamed of flying to Australia. In his newly purchased aeroplane, he did just that. This adventure and myriad others this risk-taker embarked on are recounted in this book. O scar's love of flying saw him joy riding to many places in the world, including New Zealand, South Africa, and up through Africa to Palestine. While based in London, he joined British Airways and Imperial Airways flying flying boats across the Empire. Finally, he came to rest in Auckland, New Zealand, after delivering the Awarua, the second of New Zealand's flying boats, used during World War II for communication and travel, reducing New Zealand's isolation. He became Chief Pilot of TEAL, the New Zealand airline, for half of the war years and beyond, and eventually resigned due to serious disagreement over management and political agendas. This biography describes Oscar Garden's fascinating journey through these episodes. ...Show more

The Erebus Papers Edited Extracts from the Erebus Proceedings with Commentary by Stuart MacFarlane (Editor)

$35.00 NZD

Category: Aviation | Reading Level: very good

Flying The Thermal Skies: A History of Aviation in the Rotorua District by Don Stafford

$90.00 NZD

Category: Maud’s Picks | Reading Level: very good

Amelia Earhart's Daughters - The Wild and Glorious Story of American Women Aviators from World War II to the Dawn of the Space Age by Leslie Haynsworth; David Toomey

$12.00 NZD

Category: Aviation | Reading Level: good

In 1942, with war raging on two fronts and military pilots in short supply, the U.S. Army Air Force enlisted a handful of skilled female aviators to deliver military planes from factories to air bases--expanding the successful program to include more than one thousand women. These superb pilots flew eve ry aircraft in the U.S. Army Air Force--including B-26s when men were afraid to--logging more than siz million miles in all kinds of weather. yet when World War II ended, their wartime heroism was left unheralded. In 1961, with the dawn of the space age, a handful of top female pilots took part in a new program termed "Women in Space." Subjected to the same rigorous tests as the Mercury astronauts, thirteen women--top-notch pilots--were admitted to the program. Once again women had reason to dream...that at least oneof them would be the first of their sex in space. The matter went as far as Congress, where dramatic hearings included testimony from astronauts John Glenn and Scott Carpenter. But their hopes were dashed. These skilled aviators had the "right stuff" at the wrong time, and again women were denied their place in history. This is their story, one of courage, ferocity, adn patriotism. ...Show more

The Mint A day-book of the RAF Depot between August and December 1922 with later notes by 352087 A/c Ross by T. E. Lawrence

$25.00 NZD

Category: Military | Reading Level: good-verygood

White Out! Michael Guy's true account of Air New Zealand's DC-10 crash on Mount Erebus by Michael Guy

$12.00 NZD

Category: Aviation | Reading Level: good

Michael Guy's True Account of Air New Zealand's DC-10 Crash on Mount Erebus