{"product_id":"damn-my-two-left-feet-and-how-i-flew-with-them-the-life-and-times-of-a-timaru-aviation-pioneer-signed","title":"Damn My Two Left Feet. And How I Flew With Them. The life and times of a Timaru aviation pioneer. SIGNED","description":"\u003cp\u003eDamn My Two Left Feet. And How I Flew With Them. The life and times of a Timaru aviation pioneer.\u003cbr\u003eBy Doug Shears.\u003cbr\u003eSIGNED commemorative issue sticker.\u003cbr\u003eVERY SCARCE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Jeff Mill and associates Timaru - 2001\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good softback, minor shelf\/edge-wear, chipping to top of spine, light creasing, owner's name stamp to first page.\u003cbr\u003e182 pages, illustrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew Zealander, Douglas Shears, joined the RNZAF in 1940, when he was just 18 years of age. He served with 516 Combined Operations Squadron at RAF Dundonald in Ayrshire, Scotland from 17\/7\/44 to late December 44. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoug had seen service with 428 RCAF Squadron flying Wellington bombers on operational duties and at RAF St Eval prior to joining 516 Squadron. His tour of duty was close to four years, at the end of which he was just 22 years old.\u003cbr\u003eOn return to New Zealand after the war, along with some colleagues, he started a company called Helicopters (NZ) Limited. He took advantage of an opportunity to learn to fly helicopters in America and became the first Kiwi to fly commercially in the USA in 1955. In June 1960, he was appointed a companion of the Royal Aeronautical Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50528834715895,"sku":null,"price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/7687\/5255\/files\/IMG_5494_530ca32f-6de9-4bfb-8fc2-fb94d07b317c.jpg?v=1772429938","url":"https:\/\/phoenixbooksnz.com\/en-fr\/products\/damn-my-two-left-feet-and-how-i-flew-with-them-the-life-and-times-of-a-timaru-aviation-pioneer-signed","provider":"Phoenix Books NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}