Wings : a history of aviation from kites to the space age / Tom D. Crouch.
Wings : a history of aviation from kites to the space age / Tom D. Crouch.
Wings : a history of aviation from kites to the space age / Tom D. Crouch.
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Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, 2003.
Date
2003.
Call Numbers
N629.13/28
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 725 p. : ill, ports, 25 cm.
Contents
Prologue: "Well Ned, It's Wonderful" -- 1. Foundation Stones -- 2. Taking to the Air -- 3. The World Takes Wing, 1904-1909 -- 4. From Experiment to Industry, 1909-1914 -- 5. Into the Fight: The Airplane at War, 1914-1918 -- 6. Laying the Foundation, 1919-1927 -- 7. Big Business, 1927-1935 -- 8. The...
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Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, 2003.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
District of Columbia
Date Published
2003.
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Summary
"These pioneers were scientists, soldiers, or daredevils, whose names will echo down through the centuries. There are those, from Sir George Cayley to Wilbur and Orville Wright, who launched the air age. Aviators like Louis Bleriot, Charles Lindbergh, and Amelia Earhart bridged oceans to link nations and continents. Military pilots, from Manfred vo...
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Wings : a history of aviation from kites to the space age / Tom D. Crouch.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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N629.13/28
Record Identifier
74VvlVg2DXGA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvlVg2DXGA
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ISBN
0393057674 :
9780393057676 (hardcover)
0393057674 (hardcover)
9780393057676 :
DDC
629.13009
MMS ID
991017391019702626
