Shower of Spray and We're Away. By Fred Ladd, Annabell Ross

Shower of Spray and We're Away By Fred Ladd, Annabell Ross

Hardback, near fine condition, minor edge wear ex owners stamp inside, no other annotations. Dust jacket, 20mm closed tear to top edge of front cover. 234 pages

Published by Reed, 1971 1st edition, ISBN: 0589006924 38 illustrations. Well illustrated throughout with monochrome images.

The autobiography of a New Zealand flying pioneer, a man who became a legend in his lifetime. Fred Ladd flew in the Pacific theatre of War, flew for N.Z. National Airways Corp, started Fiji Airways and as chief pilot he opened Tourist Air Travel of Auckland with a Widgeon amphibian. Fred Ladd is undoubtedly this country’s most colourful aviator, RNZAF, early days WWII a live-wire captain sometimes prone to play practical jokes on his passengers & always with a sense of humour. The book is full of hair-raising and hilarious stories and it reflects, admirably, the style and outlook of a man who has become a legend in his lifetime.

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