Download or read book Famous Flyers and the Ships They Flew written by Don Dwiggins and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses some of the feats performed in the aircraft of the Wright brothers, Arch Hoxsey, Jimmy Doolittle, Howard Hughes, and other daring aviation pioneers.
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Download or read book Flying Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1934-02 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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