The Flight-Refuelled Bomber
( Alan COBHAM ) LATIMER-NEEDHAM, C.H.
[Sole Edition].
WITH T.L.s FROM SIR ALAN COBHAM
Published: Produced for Private Circulation Flight Refuelling Limited Tarrant Rushton, [1955]
Stock code: 22328
Price: £240.00
8vo., First Edition, with a full-page photograph and numerous diagrams in the text, and a large folding map; original blue cloth, upper board lettered in gilt, a near fine copy.
WITH A LONG T.L.s FROM SIR ALAN COBHAM ON FLIGHT REFUELLING LTD STATIONERY TO V H RABY, DEPUTY UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE IN THE AIR MINISTRY. Cobham's detailed letter concludes 'The Report may be regarded as a supplement to Mr. Latimer-Needham's book 'Refuelling in Flight' which appeared in 1950. Together these two publications cover the whole history of research and development leading up to the adoption of flight refuelling on the V-class bombers'. With the separately printed Explanatory Note mounted on front free endpaper verso.