Billy Vincent – Bush Pilot | Guy Nicholson | 2007 | Signed by Both Author and Subject [USED – SC – Good]

Guy Nicholson's biography of Billy Vincent — the Tasmanian bush pilot who spent decades servicing the remote communities and properties of the Bass Strait islands and north-west Tasmania from his base at Smithton, logging over 20,000 hours in light aircraft.

Vincent operated in conditions that would ground many pilots — Bass Strait weather, short and difficult island airstrips, high winds and rain — and became indispensable to the communities he served. Farmers, fishermen, miners and island families relied on him for mail, supplies, patients and cargo that would otherwise have been inaccessible.

Watch a 2013 interview with Billy Vincent himself, reflecting on his flying career and the Bass Strait islands he served (external link, not included with this book.)

At 292 indexed pages, this is a thorough account of an extraordinary flying life — the kind that belongs to a rapidly disappearing era of Australian bush aviation.

This copy is signed by both Guy Nicholson as author and Billy Vincent himself as subject — with inscriptions to the previous owner. A dual signature from both author and subject is rare in any biography.

BOOK DETAILS

• Softcover.
• 292 pages, indexed.
• Published 2007 by 40 Degrees South Pty Ltd, Hobart.

CONDITION

• Used, generally good condition.
• Some wear to the edges.
• Previous owner's details inside the front cover
• . Small tear to the top of pages 162-163 — does not affect readability.
• Contact the bookshop on 03 6381 1545 for additional photos if required before purchasing.

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