The Book About Aircraft

The Book About Aircraft
Adopted by
Dr. Guy and Kathy Johnsen
In honor of A.M. "Swede" Johnsen
on June 25, 2019
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The Book about aircraft : with nineteen colour plates and one hundred and twenty-four text illustrations

London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd, 1936 [c1933].

Published in Great Britain in 1936 for young readers, this amply illustrated book covers the latest in aircraft in the British Empire between the world war periods. There are chapters on different aircraft types and their functions, with an emphasis on aviation as an advance in civilization and progress. Principal air routes across the world and the British Imperial Airways routes are featured. The color plates make it an especially attractive book for the time period.

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