Hell’s Airport and Lasseter’s Lost Legacy by Errol Hampton Coote blends aviation adventure with Australian outback mystery. This 1981 illustrated paperback follows the author’s bush-flying days and his search for Harold Bell Lasseter’s fabled gold reef, a tale that still lures treasure hunters across Central Australia.
Coote, a Melbourne-born pilot, recounts dangerous landings at remote airstrips and the legends swirling around Lasseter’s vanished claim. His mix of cockpit memoir and true-life treasure hunt gives aviation buffs, local-history fans and biography lovers a front-row seat to the red-heart skies.
The book carries a neat vintage inscription (not author-signed) and remains tightly bound. Expect foxing on the page edges and endpapers plus light pencil on the final map page; otherwise it’s free of dog-ears and ready for the shelf.
A collectible piece of Australiana for anyone who loves aircraft, lost gold stories or 1980s adventure narratives. Smoke-free home, prompt dispatch.
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