Book Propliners of the WorldVolume 1960s

Gerry Manning documents propeller driven aircraft in service all over the world in this the first of a two volume series The first part chronicles the Douglas DC 3 C 47 still earning a living flying freight and passengers in Colombia and other parts of rugged South America The second part covers floatplanes taking people and goods to remote locations in the US and Canadian Pacific Northwest The third part showcases restored airliners restored and made available to enthusiasts looking to step back in time The fourth section portrays first generation turboprop aircraft that have joined their piston engine forebears among the ranks of aviation classics Each section begins with an essay followed by high quality images of aircraft from the author s own collection each accompanied by a detailed caption Propliners of the WorldVolume 1 Dakota DC 3 Float Planes and Pleasure Flights There are authors who research and write about aviation Then there are those people whose passion for aircraft runs so deep that they actually live aviation Stephen Piercey the late young British aficionado of vintage airplanes is one name that comes to mind Another is Gerry Manning a fellow Englishman who has traveled to dozens of countries on nearly every continent to photograph vintage aircraft both those in museums and those that decades after they were designed and built still make a living for their owners plying their trade in the skies Gerry Manning s enthusiasm is contagious this time around he has served up a delicious compendium of beautiful photographs in two volumes from his extensive collection of slides he himself took Although either volume could stand on its own anyone purchasing one of these will end up hungering and hankering for the other Volume one starts out perhaps predictably but certainly appropriately with the queen of propeller driven aircraft the Douglas DC 3 and military equivalents C 47 et alia This section comprises first workhorses those birds hauling cargo that is anything that will fit through the huge doors fighting mosquitos and testing equipment and second beautifully and lovingly restored examples that delight the crowds at museums and air shows The Super DC 3 and DC 2 are also featured The second section Bush and Floatplane Flying chronicles those hardy aircraft that fly in out of remote areas still accessible only by air Floatplanes include the De Havilland Canada trilogy of the Beaver Otter and Twin Otter the Beech 18 Noorduyn Norseman and Grumman birds the Goose Mallard and Albatross The third section is devoted to preserved and restored aircraft that still take lucky enthusiasts on pleasure flights aboard the Douglas DC 3 and DC 4 Junkers Ju 52 and CASA built equivalent Lockheed L 1049 Super Constellation Douglas DC 6 and DC 7 Convairliners and a Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer a rarity familiar primarily among propliner enthusiasts The fourth and final section showcases first generation turboprops still in service Gerry Manning introduces each section with a short essay each of the than 170 glorious photographs is accompanied by a detailed description of the subject The stories and pictures are sure to delight over and over again Propliners of the WorldVolume 1 Dakota DC 3 Float Planes and Pleasure Flights