Flight of the Halifax – The Biography of Captain G.N. Wikner Australian Pioneer Aviator

Name: Flight of the Halifax - The Biography of Captain G.N. Wikner Australian Pioneer Aviator
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Title: Flight of the Halifax – The Biography of Captain G.N. Wikner Australian Pioneer Aviator

Author: Mitchell, Norman

Condition: Very Good – Previous owners name on the inside of the front cover and a gift inscription on the front end page.

Edition: 1st Edition

Publication Date: 1993

ISBN: 0646113534

Cover: Soft Cover without Dust Jacket – 246 pages

Comments: The Biography of Captain G.N. Wikner Australian Pioneer Aviator. Complied by Norman Mitchell. The story of Geoff Wikner, an early bird aviator who designed and built light aircraft in Queensland in the 1930s and who served with the Royal Australian Air Force during World War 2.

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