Aviation Century
The Golden Age
Published on 18. November 2004
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-55046-409-2 (ISBN)
Description
The second in a five volume illustrated history of aviation. This covers the period from 1918 to 1939 and features rare archival and new detailed photographs of museum aircraft. This era of was one of military advances, daredevils, and record breakers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ontario
Canada
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
colour & b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 284 mm
Width: 239 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
1574 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55046-409-2 (9781550464092)
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Ron Dick served with the Royal Air Force for thirty-eight years, retiring as an Air Vice-Marshal. During his career, he flew sixty different types of aircraft, accumulating over 5,000 hours of flight time. In addition to the five-volume Aviation Century series, he has co-authored five other books with Dan Patterson. He lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Dan Patterson is the recipient of the first annual Combs Award, presented by the National Aviation Hall of Fame and business aviation legend Harry Combs to honor a photographer's contribution to the preservation of America's air and space heritage. Patterson's images are featured in fourteen books. He lives in Dayton, Ohio