Milestones of Aviation: Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space MuseumJohn T. Greenwood Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 1989 - 310 pages The most glamorous and complete book on flight ever, Milestones of Aviation follows the development of flight from the dawn of aviation to the present. 170 full-color and 120 black-and-white illustrations. |
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