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I FLEW THEM FIRST: A TEST PILOT'S STORY

by Don Armstrong

Published by Champlin Fighter Museum Press. 1st. 1994

Nearly fine condition. Large format, card wraps. B/w photos.

ISBN: 0942548582
Stock no. 1603944

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Contents

Dedication
Introduction
Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Prologue
Chapter 1 My Very Early Years
Chapter 2 Dallas Aviation School & Air College
Chapter 3 First Job - East Texas
Chapter 4 Seaplanes and Stuff
Chapter 5 Royal Canadian Air Force
Chapter 6 Per Ardua Ad Astra
Chapter 7 Curtiss, In Civvies
Chapter 8 It's Great To Be A Caterpillar
Chapter 9 Low And Slow In The CAA
Chapter 10 Douglas And Dogs
Chapter 11 The Homesick Angel
Chapter 12 The Pilot's Reaction Was Normal
Chapter 13 A Total Change of Pace
Chapter 14 A Free-Lance Jet Jockey
Chapter 15 A Time To Dance
Chapter 16 The Lure of the Islands
Chapter 17 Flight Testing - Then And Now
Chapter 18 What It All Meant To Me
Appendix I The F2G In Postwar Air Racing
Appendix II List Of Aircraft I Have Flown
Appendix III Suggested Reading

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