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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Donald S Lopez |
| ISBN: | 0028600061 9780028600062 002860041X 9780028600413 |
| OCLC Number: | 31046202 |
| Notes: | "A Ligature book." Includes folded chart of "Aviation firsts." Includes index. |
| Description: | 256 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Dreams, failures, and triumphs -- World War I -- The Golden Age -- Air transport -- World War II -- The Jet Age -- Wild ideas and future flight -- Glossary -- Index -- Sources. |
| Responsibility: | Donald S. Lopez. |
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Abstract:
Traces the development of aviation from man's earliest attempts at flight to the Stealth Bomber, and includes over 350 photographs and illustrations of planes, people, and events; a foldout decade-by-decade timeline of aviation milestones; and a glossary of terms and concepts.
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