{"product_id":"the-kiwis-first-wings-the-story-of-the-walsh-brothers-and-the-new-zealand-flying-school-1910-1924-by-david-mulgan-1","title":"The Kiwi's First Wings: The Story of the Walsh Brothers and the New Zealand Flying School 1910-1924. By David MULGAN.","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Kiwi's First Wings: The Story of the Walsh Brothers and the New Zealand Flying School 1910-1924. By David MULGAN. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: The Wingfield Press 1960, First Edition. SCARCE. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good hardback with jacket. Binding firm with a stamp inside front board and book plate to ffep of NZ author Frank Glen, pages very good, minor marks, a little compression to spine ends.\u003cbr\u003eJacket is not price clipped, it is rubbed, foxed, and marked.\u003cbr\u003e150 pages with photos. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe New Zealand Flying School was formed in 1915, by the Walsh Brothers, Leo and Vivian, to train pilots for the Royal Flying Corps. The school flew a fleet of home-built and imported flying boats from Mission Bay on Auckland's Waitemata Harbour. Over 100 pilots trained at the school, most of them going on to serve in the First World War, including ace Keith Caldwell. The flying school was sold to the New Zealand Government in 1924 after struggling to survive after the end of the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll books are sent free by courier postage within New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680669700343,"sku":null,"price":64.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/7687\/5255\/files\/IMG_7532_5d76ae5d-a11c-45af-9099-a830bc67fd15.jpg?v=1776117873","url":"https:\/\/phoenixbooksnz.com\/en-fr\/products\/the-kiwis-first-wings-the-story-of-the-walsh-brothers-and-the-new-zealand-flying-school-1910-1924-by-david-mulgan-1","provider":"Phoenix Books NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}