First Across!

First Across!
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Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1591147972
ISBN-13 : 9781591147978
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Book Synopsis First Across! by : Richard K. Smith

Download or read book First Across! written by Richard K. Smith and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Across is the exciting story of the first transatlantic flight. The flight, made in 1919, took a six-man crew nearly three weeks to complete. This book describes in detail the entire operation: the planning, the men and their aircraft, the primitive radio communication, and method of air navigation. In First Across Richard K. Smith has used photographs, cartoons, and even advertisements of the era to help evoke that spring of 1919, an important moment in the history of transportation.


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