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The emergence of scheduled air traffic in Switzerland 1919-1939

This book describes the extremely interesting history of the emergence of scheduled air traffic in Switzerland from 1919-1939. It shows the development of the aviation pioneers, the development of military aviation, the founding of the first airlines and the emergence of a national and international air network.
In detail the most important airlines such as Ad Astra, Balair, Alpar and the east Swiss Aero society and their development up to the establishment of the Swissair in the year 1931 and the outbreak of the 2. World war are described.
More than 600 photos and documents, many of which are published for the first time, also illustrate one of the most interesting periods in the still young Swiss aviation.
The book comprises 460 pages in book format A4 and is made with high-quality hard cover with thread binding.

Author: Hans Weder ISBN 978 3 033 07182 7

Book, hardcover of the size of 24.5 cms (H) x 30.5 cms (W) in  German. The story of the PC-7 Team of the Swiss Air Force Team in 2013 on 100 pages. 

Authors & Fotographs: Urs Mattle and Katsuhiko Tokunaga

Picture-Book of the size of 25.8 cms (H) x 21.4 cms (W) in English. 144 Pages with high-quality photo-pictures from all over the World (including North Korea). Some of the take-off and landing shots have been done out of a small singe-engine aircraft or out of a helicopter, which enables the photographer to have complete different angles and very seldom pictures.

Authors: Sam Cchui and Charles Kennedy.

Directory of the airlines worldwide with aircraft types from BN-2 Islander and larger with registration, type, serialnumber and remarks.

Newest 7th edition updated till March 2020 in standard-sized A5 spiralbound, 248 pages.