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Bill Gunston
Hardcover
1008 pages
Out of Print.
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Chronicle of Aviation
$42.00
Uses contemporary accounts to trace the history of aviation and describe records, events, and technical developments.
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| Weight | 3.050 kg |
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| Dimensions | 3.0 × 24.0 × 5.80 cm |
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