Type of bind: Hardcover
EAN num: 9780448022291
ISBN number: 044802229X
Label: Grosset & Dunlap
Manufacturer: Grosset & Dunlap
Printing Date: 1970-01
Publishing house: Grosset & Dunlap
Sale Popularity Level: 1940653
Studio: Grosset & Dunlap
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THE GREAT PLANES are a pilot's choice of the most spectacular, most significant, and best-flying aircraft in the exciting history of aviation. Here are the great planes' great names - with brilliant, air-to-air colour photography by the author: Wright, Bleriot, Fokker, Sopwith, SPAD, Jenny, Ryan, Vega, Ford Tri-Motor, Moth, Waco, Jungmeister, Cub, DC-3, Beech Staggerwing, Me-109, Spitfire, Mustang, Flying Fortress, Grumman, Yak, Zlin, Frati, F-86, Lear, and 707.Author James Gilbert here presents their fascinating biographies - illustrating them with memorable pictures from international archives, as well as with his own excellent aerial photography.
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I recived this as a gift when I was young, and reread it until it was dog-eared. Lovely photos of some of history's most famous or best-loved aircraft, and warm, wonderful text from a pilot who truly loves these old birds.
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