Wild Blue, Chuck Childerhose

Wild Blue, Childerhose, Chick. Published by Hoot Productions, Victoria, 1978. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by author with surname of dedicatee followed by: “my SABRE VI can dive faster than your ARMS IV but you can dive deeper”. 8vo up to 9½” tall., 346pp. White cloth boards with blue spine titles, blue endpapers. Contents are in fine condition; light slant to spine and light outer edge dusting; jacket has light shelf wear. “Wild Blue takes us into the skies of the Cold War era, flying F-86 Sabres in Canada and in Europe during the 1950s. It is the personal recollections of the author as he flew these aircraft for six years over both continents. It is also the story of some of the larger-than-life characters who got to fly one of the last ‘seat of the pants’ jet fighters.” Chuck Childerhose (1928- ) is a record holding Sabre pilot, award winning journalist, and author. He served with the RCAF from 1951-1956.