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Bullion Books, NSW, 1989. Hardcover. Good Condition/Very Good. This is the story of commercial aviation - of the individual airlines which grew out of humble beginnings into the corporate giants they are today. It is also the story of people. People such as Paterson, Six, Boeing, Fysh, Trippe, Hanshue, Plesman, Rickenbacker, Hughes, Frye and many other who pioneered commercial aviation and went on to found some of the greatest airlines in the world. The names of Boeing, Douglas, Lockhhed, Fokker, etc., are synonymous with flying today; but what of other pioneers, of companies which have ceased to exist or have gone out of aircraft building? Here the stories of deHavilland, Handley Page, Convair, Vickers, Stinson, Junkers, Airspeed, Avro, Bristol, Hawker Siddeley, as well as many smaller companies, are told in the context of the airlines that flew their products. With airline operations so confused and depressed today, this book looks back on their illustrious histories - at the efforts of people…
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- Title The World's Great Airlines
- Author Brimson, Samuel
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Publisher Bullion Books, Sydney
- Date 1989
- ISBN 9780730205951
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The Worlds Great Airlines
by Samuel Brimson
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