SIGNED COPY. 85 YEARS OF SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE. WINSTON IN SOUTH AFRICA

SIGNED BY WINSTON BRENT 2007. Soft cover. A4 size. 445 pages. Very good condition. The cover has minor wear at the corners and a slight fold at the back. Over 1kg. African Aviation Series No. 13.  The author took on the task of compiling in-depth details of the 8000-odd aircraft that have seen service in the South African Air Force between 1920 and 2005. He introduces them more or less in the order of which they were taken into service and lists serials, construction numbers, delivery dates and fates where known. In addition he has 32 pages of colour side drawings for the modeller, plenty of b&w photographs of each individual type and a Roll of Honour that covers 56 pages, with details of rank, initials, surname, aircraft type and serial, and squadron where known. For the first time he lists the details of RAF air crew that lost their lives in South Africa during WWII while they were here for training.