Aviation: An Historical Survey from Its Origins to the End of World War IIFortæller om drømmen om at flyve, om de første flys fremkomst og om den videre hastigt accellerende udvikling frem til 2. verdenskrigs afslutning. Bogens hovedvægt ligger på den tidlige periode. |
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