The Air Racers: Aviation's Golden Era, 1909-1936
- ISBN-10
- 0720715008
- ISBN-13
- 9780720715002
- Category
- Air pilots
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1984
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Author
- Terry Gwynn-Jones
Description
Velillustreret gennemgang af alle de berømte kapflyvninger fra den første Kanalflyvning og til England-Australien- og England-Sydafrika-flyvningerene, der alle ansporede flyvningens udvikling.
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