Adventures in flight

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The early birds of war

Traces the development and use of the airplane during World War I by describing the pilots who flew the crafts and their techniques of flying.

On silent wings

The skyracers; speed kings of aviation's golden age

Describes the engineers, pilots, and planes whose participation in famous racing and endurance events during the twenties and thirties contributed greatly to knowledge about the techniques of flight and plane construction.

On silent wings

Famous flyers and the ships they flew

Discusses some of the feats performed in the aircraft of the Wright brothers, Arch Hoxsey, Jimmy Doolittle, Howard Hughes, and other daring aviation pioneers.

The early birds of war

Traces the development and use of the airplane during World War I by describing the pilots who flew the crafts and their techniques of flying.

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