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hello fellow aviators and historians

i am looking for a book ,specifically a book called "wings over the north" it was written by a oblite missionary priest/ pilot in the 1950's i have read it would like to add it to my growing personal collection of the history if you have a copy or know of a copy pm me and many thx . oh I will pay a reasonable price for a copy in good shape . merry christmas and fly safe in 2010 8) 8)
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Who wrote that? Is that Bern Will Brown's book (he lives in Colville Lake)?

If thats it, I've definitely seen it in the NWT - you could contact a Yellowknife bookstore and check their stock...
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Contact Larry Milberry at CanAv Books. He frequently acquires book collections from estate sales, or library dead stock. If he doesn't have that title, he can certainly point you in the right direction.
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If it's the one I'm thinking of it's by Dick Turner.
He also wrote "Nahanni" and used to live at Nahanni Butte.
You should be able to get it online at amazon.ca, they usually have a list of used one availabe too.
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We have a copy of it in Whitehorse, my wife works at a used book store. pm me if you want it.
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Artic Wings
William A. Leising
about a priest who flys a Norseman and then a beaver.
Book is from 1959.
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Dick Turner wrote Wings "of " the North ... I haven't seen or heard about Wings over the North.
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Have a look at ABEbooks.com. They have alot of old or out of print books. (plus its a Canadian company!)
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I have a book called the Leslie Corness Propliner Collection, by Larry Milberry.

Leslie Corness was an Anglican missionary in the 50's & 60's with a big hard on for classic airplanes and he was a good photographer.

Larry Millberry compiled the collection after his death.

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arctig wings is the book by william leising. It is of an era of canada's northern lifestyle now passed and if you have a copy in good condition for are willing to sell at a resonable price .
pm me
and thx to all to the response 8) :smt040
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P.M. me your mailling address.I will send you the book,You pay postage.
If you ever come across a used copy of the book -the pathless way-
I would like the same deal :D :D
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bccubguy wrote:P.M. me your mailling address.I will send you the book,You pay postage.
If you ever come across a used copy of the book -the pathless way-
I would like the same deal :D :D
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This one? $5.23 and it's yours.

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/n/ada ... ss-way.htm
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Nope, :shock:
I am into airplanes :D
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WELL a big thankyou to av canada and inparticular to bcbcguy for sending me the book I was looking for . he did it with no expectation that there was a reward or such and just a couple of pm back n forth presto received it today. to which I immediately sent a thankyou card and a $$ token of appreciation.watch your mail box a.b.

we sure do alot of wining on this site but every once in a blue moon things go astonishingly well . so kudo's and fly safe. 8)
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I received your card today :shock: Thank you!!
I hope you injoy the book,Aurele
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