Acquisitions

16 March 2007 in Acquisitions, Books by Brett Holman | 2 comments

R. A. Saville-Sneath. Aircraft Recognition. London: Penguin, 2006 [1941]. Sometimes I think publishers bring out books just for me! This is a cute little facsimile reprint of a wartime Penguin Special guide for aircraft spotters, complete with silhouettes, glossary, identifying features, and so on; everything from Albacores to Wirraways. I’ve been inspired to set up my own observer corps post on the roof; first I’ll need to work out which direction France is, though.

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  1. Alan Allport’s avatar

    Alan Allport on 16 March 2007 at 9:43 pm

    First I’ll need to work out which direction France is, though.

    Downwards?

  2. Brett Holman’s avatar

    Brett Holman on 16 March 2007 at 11:28 pm

    Jerry’s clever — but not that clever! But come to think of it, perhaps I should be facing Antarctica instead …