The Heritage of Kitty HawkW.W. Norton, 1962 - 211 էջ The story of the early aviation pioneers and their accomplishments from the beginnings until World War 1. |
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... flew for a longer period . Official Washington was in a state of happy amaze- ment . Then came September 17. Days earlier the then Maj . George O. Squier , in charge of the acceptance trials , had flown as a passen- ger . So had Lieut ...
... flew for a longer period . Official Washington was in a state of happy amaze- ment . Then came September 17. Days earlier the then Maj . George O. Squier , in charge of the acceptance trials , had flown as a passen- ger . So had Lieut ...
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... flew a number of times during the summer of 1907. His best distance was 200 yards on September 17 ; the same day ... flew 81⁄2 minutes in July , 1908. That year he displayed two other craft , a monoplane and a biplane , at the Aero Salon ...
... flew a number of times during the summer of 1907. His best distance was 200 yards on September 17 ; the same day ... flew 81⁄2 minutes in July , 1908. That year he displayed two other craft , a monoplane and a biplane , at the Aero Salon ...
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... flew the Collier airplane on several reconnaissance missions near Laredo . Foulois carried a car- bine for " defense . " On at least one occasion , the plane was fitted with wireless . Aerial photographs also were taken . Not long after ...
... flew the Collier airplane on several reconnaissance missions near Laredo . Foulois carried a car- bine for " defense . " On at least one occasion , the plane was fitted with wireless . Aerial photographs also were taken . Not long after ...
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The Dreamers | 15 |
The Early Experimenters | 21 |
The Bird Men | 29 |
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