{"product_id":"from-rags-to-rivets-the-trevor-bland-story-a-biography-by-ron-pemberton","title":"FROM RAGS TO RIVETS: The Trevor Bland Story - A Biography by Ron Pemberton","description":"\u003cp\u003eFROM RAGS TO RIVETS: The Trevor Bland Story - A Biography\u003cbr\u003e\nby Ron Pemberton\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 9780958299367\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: small softcover\u003cbr\u003e\nPublished: Old Sausage 2010, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003e\nSize (mm): 160 w x 240 h x 10 d\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 104\u003cbr\u003e\nSKU: A5\/2308\/U137\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003e\nTrevor had three distinct careers in aviation, from his early days in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) flying Vampires and then Venoms in Singapore in the late 1950s, to moving to the RAF and flying the joy of his life, the Hawker Hunter with the RAF's Blue Diamonds aerobatic flight. He then re-joined the RNZAF and flew B(I)12 Canberras and then A-4K Skyhawks, finishing his air force career. He then flew civilian Douglas DC-8s followed by Boeing 747 'jumbos' and it was during this time that he started one of New Zealand's iconic aviation preservation societies, the New Zealand Warbirds Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome and colour images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003e\nImmaculate with only light shelf wear\/creasing on front cover, inscription inside cover, otherwise as new. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003e\nIncreasingly scarce\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55450795344164,"sku":null,"price":49.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/80958.jpg?v=1785198961","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/from-rags-to-rivets-the-trevor-bland-story-a-biography-by-ron-pemberton","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}