America's First Eagles. The Official History of the U.S. Air Service, A.E.F. (1917-1918).
(San Jose, CA and Mesa, AZ: R. James Bender Publishing and Champlin Fighter Museum Press, 1983),
First Edition, Limited to 500 numbered copies. octavo, dark blue boards in pictorial dust jacket. 360pp. R. James Bender Publishing and Champlin Fighter Museum Press, Item #25233
While compiling the Gorrell Reports, the official history of the Air Service, A.E.F., Thayer began work on a version that covered the significant material in greater detail. He broadened the purely military approach of the Gorrell papers in this second version to provide a more comprehensive report of the events and personalities that made Air Service history in WWI. Illustrations include drawings, photographs, maps, lists of enemy aircraft destroyed, aircraft and squadron insignia of the A.E.F., and battle participation of Air Service Groups and Squadrons, A.E.F. A very fine, clean copy. Jacket not clipped.
Price: $45.00