Classics of the Air & The Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Story: WWI & WWII planes
$ 7.4
Description
Classics of the Air & The Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Story: WWI & WWII planes. No authors stated. Many photos and illustrations, including complete technical specifications and many cutaway diagrams of plane interiors. Covers WWI and WWII planes such as the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, the Douglas C-47 Skytrain, the Grumman biplanes and many more. 2 book set: Classics of the Air: An Illustrated History of the Development of Military Planes from 1913-1935 (hardcover, 1988) & The Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Story (hardcover, 1952). No authors stated. Many photos and illustrations, including complete technical specifications and many cutaway diagrams of plane interiors. Covers WWI and WWII planes such as the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, the Douglas C-47 Skytrain, the Grumman biplanes and many more. Includes some commercial aircraft as well. The Pratt & Whitney Wasp and Hornet engines powered the aircraft of pioneers and racers such as Wiley Post, Amelia Earhart, and others. Classics book has a dust jacket with some age darkening near spine and sticker remnant at top corner. Small ripple at edge of first page. The Pratt book has corner wear and light rippling at top edge of a few pages. Both books clean and unmarked. ... planes, fighter planes, fighter pilots, pilots, airplanes, military planes, WWI, WWII, WWII planes, WWI planes, biplanes, Boeing, military airplanes, Boeing B-17, fighter pilots, airforce, RAF, Flying Fortress, Douglas C-47, Wiley Post, Amelia Earhart, Skytrain, Grumman biplanes, classic planes, aircraft, bombers, Pratt & Whitney, airplane engines, aircraft engines, Wasp engine, Hornet engine, Douglas DC-3, engineering, aircraft history, American aircraft ... All photos are of the actual item you will receive. Multiple orders that can be packaged together in one box can often be shipped at a discount, and we will refund any extra to you after the sale is processed. We package carefully and ship promptly. Please do check back often, and contact us if you are looking for any particular book or category of books. Thanks so much for supporting independent booksellers by shopping at LaPointe's Books!
