Viking1066
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I do that as well. Me wee eyes aren't what they used to be.
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I do that as well. Me wee eyes aren't what they used to be.I love real books too but as my eyesight is now very variable (one minute I can read three point text, an hour later I might need 14pt or somewhere in the middle) I am using my kindle for reading almost all fiction and reading manuals on my large desktop screen. Fortunately I started scanning my manuals and posting them on line so for many I can "instantly" access them on the computer. The rest I am working through as time permits.
I bought it some months ago (no time to read it still) but my copy arrived perfectly. Sorry to hear about the bad shape of yours.I'm currently reading this and like it a lot:
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It's not something I was particularly interested in, but when I saw the page count (414), I thought it would be worth a look. Positives: some obviously exhaustive research and truly amazing photographs. On the downside it's print-on-demand and sadly my copy arrived quite badly damaged, looking like it had been kicked around the shop before being dispatched. Since I had waited some time for it to arrive, I didn't bother trying to get a replacement but hopefully others' print locations won't be as bad.
Will have to order a copyLatest arrival - second attempt from the bookseller as the first copy arrived badly damaged in transit but quickly replaced.
It's big, 438 pages in total, weighing in at a hefty 2.6 kilos with the slip case. Top quality printing, lots of photographs (many never previously published), first person accounts of flying, maintaining and operating the C-130A, E & H Hercules in RAAF service. Profile artwork by Juanita Franzi.
The Airmobility Workhorse, focuses on the operational history of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Royal Australian (RAAF) service, spanning the A, E and H models from 1958 to 2012, leaving the J model to be covered in the future.
The C-130 was the catalyst for a transformational shift from Second World War technology to leading-edge aircraft systems in RAAF air mobility and in the broader Air Force.
It is a detailed and balanced reflection of what the mighty Hercules did for Australia and how it affected who flew it, fixed it, supported it, flew as passengers or benefitted from the missions it conducted. This aricraft was truly Australia's Airmobility Workhorse.
About the Author
Air Commodore Bill Kourelakos recently retired from the RAAF in 2020 after 32 years of military service in both the Canadian Forces and the Royal Australian Air Force. His career consisted of four tours as a C-130 Navigator; over 20 deployed operations; a variety of staff appointments in Air Mobility Group, Air Force Headquarters, and Joint Operations Command; and Commands / Deputy Commands in No 36 and 37Squadrons, Task Group 633.4, No 86 Wing, Air Mobility and Training Development Unit, Northern Command, Headquarters Air Command, and Air Mobility Group.
Along with being a qualified teacher specialising in History, his broad career makes him eminently qualified to write the history of the mighty C-130 Hercules.
More than enough here to keep me reading its contents for a few weeks.
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Interesting fact: the RAAF has nearly 67 yrs of continuous operations with various versions of the C-130 without any losses.Latest arrival - second attempt from the bookseller as the first copy arrived badly damaged in transit but quickly replaced.
It's big, 438 pages in total, weighing in at a hefty 2.6 kilos with the slip case. Top quality printing, lots of photographs (many never previously published), first person accounts of flying, maintaining and operating the C-130A, E & H Hercules in RAAF service. Profile artwork by Juanita Franzi.
The Airmobility Workhorse, focuses on the operational history of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Royal Australian (RAAF) service, spanning the A, E and H models from 1958 to 2012, leaving the J model to be covered in the future.
The C-130 was the catalyst for a transformational shift from Second World War technology to leading-edge aircraft systems in RAAF air mobility and in the broader Air Force.
It is a detailed and balanced reflection of what the mighty Hercules did for Australia and how it affected who flew it, fixed it, supported it, flew as passengers or benefitted from the missions it conducted. This aricraft was truly Australia's Airmobility Workhorse.
About the Author
Air Commodore Bill Kourelakos recently retired from the RAAF in 2020 after 32 years of military service in both the Canadian Forces and the Royal Australian Air Force. His career consisted of four tours as a C-130 Navigator; over 20 deployed operations; a variety of staff appointments in Air Mobility Group, Air Force Headquarters, and Joint Operations Command; and Commands / Deputy Commands in No 36 and 37Squadrons, Task Group 633.4, No 86 Wing, Air Mobility and Training Development Unit, Northern Command, Headquarters Air Command, and Air Mobility Group.
Along with being a qualified teacher specialising in History, his broad career makes him eminently qualified to write the history of the mighty C-130 Hercules.
More than enough here to keep me reading its contents for a few weeks.
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And a fine lad you were, err, are, yeah I ment are!...And those RAAF Herc books look awesome.
Here's some pics of A97-011 and A97-012 (both C-130H) that visited RNZAF Base Woodbourne when I was there in 1991.
(All but one photo taken by my mate, then AC- Dean Crafts, the guy under the wing in the prop pic. I'm the guy in the Green top.)
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When will they ever publish the RAAF aircraft of the Emu War?..., a topic very much overdue IMO.
I'm currently reading this and like it a lot:
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It's not something I was particularly interested in, but when I saw the page count (414), I thought it would be worth a look. Positives: some obviously exhaustive research and truly amazing photographs. On the downside it's print-on-demand and sadly my copy arrived quite badly damaged, looking like it had been kicked around the shop before being dispatched. Since I had waited some time for it to arrive, I didn't bother trying to get a replacement but hopefully others' print locations won't be as bad.
Highly recommended *****When will they ever publish the RAAF aircraft of the Emu War?
Might have to get a copy. Do you have an ISBN?