Colonel Roscoe Turner, Knight-Errant of the Air.
[Cleveland, OH]: [1947],
First Edition. octavo, pictorial wrappers. 36pp., stapled. Item #23280
Foreword by Frederick C. Crawford, President, Thompson Products, Inc. Turner was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Signal Corps stationed in France during World War I. After the war he became a pilot flying in transcontinental air speed races winning the Thompson Trophy Race three times. He flew more than 2 million miles and spent 12,000 hours in the air before the start of World War II. Rickenbacker, in 1939, declared Turner had contributed more to speed in aviation than any other man in the United States. Includes photographs, and a list of Winners of the Thompson Trophy Race (1929-1946). A near fine copy.
Price: $25.00