Biplanes, Triplanes and Seaplanes: 300 of the World's Greatest Aircraft
- ISBN-10
- 1586633007
- ISBN-13
- 9781586633004
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Friedman/Fairfax Pub
- Author
- Mike Sharpe
Description
From the dawn of aviation until the end of World War II—the “golden age” of flight—these 300 influential multi-wing aircraft ruled the skies. Among the classics of the pioneering years and beyond: the Sopwith Camel, the Red Baron’s Fokker Triplane, the Fairey Swordfish, and the Consolidated Catalina, as well as popular civil aircraft like the Tiger Moth and Supermarine S.5.
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