WW2 Pilot Book? Found In The Attic

[fantaman]

I was helping my old man clean out his attic at the weekend and we came across this old book. He's not sure where it came from, might even have been in the house since the last owner was there (we've been living there for 24 years).

I've taken some pictures with my camera phone, so sorry about the quality. It looks like it may have belonged to a Canadian WW2 pilot based in Britain during the war.

From what I can tell, it looks like a recognition book of some sort. It has listings for all sorts of WW2 era planes along with engine details, airfield listings, air ship details etc.

A very tatty book cover.
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Owner details. Sgt O.E Field, A90506 of the RCAF. Even lists his address in Montreal, Canada.
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Recognition page sample. A Focke-Wulf FW200 Condor.
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Major air routes over Australia.
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Airport layout at Vienna in the 1940's.
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Aircraft encounter page showing a Lancaster and a Hurricane.
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Best page in the book. Another encounter page this time detailing a FW190, the speed, height, position and ammo carried.
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What do I do with it. I would love to return it to its rightful owner if he is still living. Has anyone seen one these before or know how common they are?

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[Green Flash]

RAF museum? But i bet the Canadians have a similer establishment. Try http://canada.embassy.uk.com/

[Not Long Here]

There are only 9 entries with a surname of Field in Montreal according to www.whitepages.ca , one may be related

[L9172]

The book is a copy of "Aircraft and the Air" compiled and edited by Eric Sargent. My copy does not have any publishing date but is the fourth edition and I have had it for at least 50 years, having bought it second hand. A possible indication of when it was published is the page on the Lancaster which mentions the raid on the U-boat engine factory at Augsburg in April 1942.
Hope this was of interest to you Fantaman.

[Tunes]

It is exciting see that there are others out there that have a similar interest in doing the right thing. I have had a look thru the Veteran Affairs Canada, to see if this Sgt Field was in there data base. He is not, meaning that he was not a casualty in WWII, so I think that the above post could be the way to go.
Interesting stuff. GOOD LUCK.
TUNES:ok:

[Wiley]

Read in the paper over the weekend that an Egyptian tour guide found a now dead WW2 Brit soldier's pack in the desert and returned it to his younger sister. In it were a stack of letters, including some from her that she'd written to her brother at age 8. He'd also been running two girlfriends, which gives me heart. The pack contained a lot of letters from both women. Obviously a true Tommy Atkins.

Lump in the throat stuff for the family, I'd imagine, even for those not born when the letters were written.

I also think the family of the Canadian would be tickled pink to receive the book you found, fantaman. If you have no luck through the museum, write to a few Canuk major newspapers. I'd guess one of them would run with it.

[brakedwell]

I have a copy of Aircraft and the Air which is in good condition. The First Edition was published in October 1936. Mine is a Second Edition published in April 1938 and pre-dates the FW 200 Condor.

[Toxteth O'Grady]

If he and/or relatives are Anglos in Montreal they will almost certainly read this paper.

http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/index.html

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TOG

[fantaman]

Just sent an email to the Canadian Air Force museum at Trenton. Fingers crossed they can help me out :ok:

[6Z3]

Fantaman, check you PM's if you would.

[fantaman]

Have done and replied fella :ok: