Add this copy of Anchors in the Sky: Spuds Ellyson, the First Naval to cart. $7.47, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Presidio Press.
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Very good in very good jacket. Size: 1x6x9; NOT an ex library book. 246 pages including the index. Dust jacket has 1/2" tear, no chips. Price is not clipped.
Add this copy of Anchors in the Sky: Spuds Ellyson, the First Naval to cart. $18.94, very good condition, Sold by The Book Tree rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Devizes, WILTS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1978 by Presidio Press.
Add this copy of Anchors in the Sky: Spuds Ellyson, the First Naval to cart. $20.00, very good condition, Sold by Southampton Sag Harbor Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Southampton, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Presidio Press.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($12.95 price intact). Published by Presidio Press, 1978. Octavo. Blue boards stamped in gold. Book is very good. Spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Spotting to page ends and bumps to corners of boards. Dust jacket is very good with light shelf wear, scuffing, and nicks. 246 pages. ISBN: 0891410341. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
Add this copy of Anchors in the Sky: Spuds Ellyson, the First Naval to cart. $36.40, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Presidio Press.
Add this copy of Anchors in the Sky; Spuds Ellyson, the First Naval to cart. $45.00, very good condition, Sold by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silver Spring, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1978 by Presidio Press.
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Very good in Good jacket. xv, [1], 246, [2] p. 24 cm. Illustrations, Portraits. Bibliography. Index. DJ has some wear, soiling, edge tears and chips. Pencil erasure residue on fep. Sticker residue inside front cover. George Van Deurs was designated a naval aviator in 1924, Admiral Van Deurs served as a pilot with Torpedo Squadron Four, then Observation Squadron Three, the first squadron to operate regularly from catapults, based in the USS Memphis (CL-13). After four months with Observation Squadron One, he served as flight instructor, later test pilot, at Naval Air Station Pensacola. In 1929 he reported to the Asiatic Station and had three years' duty in Scouting Squadron Eight, based in the USS Jason (AV-2), with temporary additional duty as aviator observer at Singapore and in the Netherlands East Indies. Returning from the Far East in 1932, he served as test pilot at Naval Air Station San Diego. He then was flight officer of Scouting Squadron One, based in the USS Ranger (CV-4), and additionally CO of the experimental Cold Weather Test Detachment of planes in that ship. He retired from the Navy in 1951. His writings included some thirty articles concerning the Navy, aviation, and travel. From Wikipedia: Theodore Gordon Ellyson, USN (27 February 1885-27 February 1928), nicknamed "Spuds", was the first United States Navy officer designated as an aviator ("Naval Aviator No. 1"). Ellyson served in the experimental development of aviation in the years before and after World War I. He also spent several years before the war as part of the Navy's new submarine service. A recipient of the Navy Cross for his aviation service in World War I, Ellyson died in 1928 when his aircraft crashed over the Chesapeake Bay....In December 1910, Ellyson was ordered to North Island, San Diego, California for instruction in aviation under Glenn Curtiss. While at an Aero Club show on 28 January 1911 near the flight school, Ellyson took off in a Curtiss grass cutter plane to become the first Naval aviator. With a blocked throttle, this ground plane was not supposed to fly, and Ellyson was not proficient enough to fly. He slewed off left, cracking up the plane somewhat by making a wing-first landing. However, Ellyson wasn t injured and from then on he was considered to have made his first flight on this date. He also cooperated with Curtiss in the design of a pontoon for aircraft and after Curtiss' first flight on 27 January 1911, Ellyson went up with Curtiss in February to become the first passenger to go aloft in a floatplane. Later that month, he participated in experiments demonstrating the potential use of floatplanes from ships, when the aircraft was hoisted onboard USS Pennsylvania and subsequently lowered to the water for its return flight to North Island. From the time Ellyson began instruction in aviation until 29 April 1913, he devoted all of his time to active flying and experimental work in aviation. This included the establishment of Naval Aviation Camps at Annapolis in September 1911 when, with then-Lieutenant John H. Towers, he flew an aircraft from Annapolis to Milford Haven, Virginia, a non-stop distance record for float planes. In 1917, he had duty at the Naval Academy and with the Midshipmen on cruise on USS Wyoming and USS Kansas. On 14 February 1918, he was detached for duty at the Submarine Chaser Base, New London, Connecticut and in June arrived in London, England for duty with a submarine chaser squadron at U.S. Naval Base 27 at Plymouth. Ellyson was awarded the Navy Cross for distinguished service in World War I for his development of successful tactics for the submarine chaser squadron. Following the Armistice in 1918, he remained in the European Area, commanding Nucleus Crew 14 (zeppelin) from March to May 1919. Upon his return to the United States, he assisted in fitting out the destroyer USS J. Fred Talbott at William Cramp and Sons, and served on that vessel as commanding officer from the time of her commissioning in...
Add this copy of Anchors in the Sky: Spuds Ellyson, the First Naval to cart. $102.92, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1978 by Presidio Press.
