The Golden Age of New Zealand Flying Boats by Paul Harrison; Brian Lockstone; Andy Anderson.
The Golden Age of New Zealand Flying Boats by Paul Harrison; Brian Lockstone; Andy Anderson.
Publisher: Random House New Zealand Ltd, Auckland, 1997, FIRST EDITION.
Very good hardback with jacket. No inscriptions, a little rubbing to edges, otherwise in excellent condition. Minor marks. Jacket has minor shelf wear, a little chipping to edges. 320 pages, illustrated.
An account of New Zealand flying boats - the individual aircraft and the crews that flew them - this text records the politics of why, where and when the various flying boat fleets were obtained and follows the operations and final disposal of the aircraft. Included in the book are personal accounts from pilots and crew members of what is was like to fly the Sunderland, the Walrus, and the Catalina; how the boats were navigated across the Pacific; how they were maintained; and the challenges and discomfort involved in operating these aircraft.
