Lot 3943

Description

Aviation music, collection of 78rpm records stored in leather case, includes The Story of Flying; Argonauts of the Pacific dedicated to Kingsford Smith and Heroes of the Air; Smithy and Kingsford Smith, Aussie is Proud of You (2); Lindbergh and Like an Angel you flew into Everyone's Heart; Smithy and Heroes of the Air; "Southern Cross" Aust.-England Flight; R.A.F. over Essen (recorded in cockpit during WWII mission); Hinkler's Message to Australia and Incidents of my Flight (spoken by Bert Hinkler) (2); Hustling Hinkler and Here Comes Springtime; Southern Cross Trans-Pacific Flight, one side spoken by Kingsford Smith, the other side by Charles Ulm; 33 1/3 rpm long playing record in colourful dust jacket titled 'Salute in Sound' on the fiftieth anniversary of the RAF, with introduction by Group Capt Douglas Bader CBE, DSO, DFC; 45rpm record, The Immortal Aussie and The Immortal Southern Cross, includes engine noise of Southern Cross and voice of Kingsford Smith prior to 1928 Trans-Pacific flight; another identical but a CD version in holder; also Walton b&w super-8 movie 'Crazy Flying'. Fine - very fine. (15)