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The National Air and Space Museum, Vol 1: AIR The Story of Flight
The National Air and Space Museum Vol 1 AIR The Story of Flight Author:C. D. B. Bryan The incomparable drama and excitement of The National Air and Space Museum are recreated in this special volume devoted to its aeronautical treasures. Experience the thrill of standing beneath the Wright Flyer that Orville Wright piloted into the sky from the sands of Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1903, the adventure of gasing into the cockpit of a... more » DC-7 airliner, and the excitement of standing alongside the world's first jet fighter, a MEsserschmitt Me 262 built by the Germans during the waning days of WW II. Prepared in cooperation with the museum, whose specially designed building and sophisocated display techniques have made a stunning collection accessible to more than 50 million visitors, this unique book enables the reader to share the exhileration and delight of a walk through this impressive tribute to humanity's great adventure in the air. The first volume of a two-book adaptation of the original hardcover publication includes stunning color photographs from the Hall of Air Transportation, the galleries devoted to balloons and airships, sea-air operations, aviation of both World Wars, and much more...« less