Famous Aircraft of the World. Illustrated by Kenneth M. Sibley.
1962 · London
by Pollinger, Gerald.
London: Frederick Muller Limited, (1962). Octavo, blue boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 144 pp. Very Good, in a Very Good, mylar protected dust jacket. Illustrated. From dust jacket: Although the great oceans and continents of the world can now be spanned in a matter of hours by fast turbo-prop and turbo-jet aircraft, the history of Man’s achievement and conquest of the air in machines powered by the internal combustion engine and its jet-turbine successors amounts to only sixty years. Down through these three score years of flight a number of aircraft have made a mark which can never be erased. Some of these aeroplanes became famous because they were the first to accomplish a particular feat, while others became associated with the name of the pioneer who was at the controls. Still othe aircraft became noted for breaking records of altitutde, endurance, distance, or sheer speed, or for faithful service or tasks performed in the heat of combat or in the cool blue skies of peace. A brief tribute to many of the aircraft which winged their way to fame in the first half of our present century will be found in this book, written by an acknowledged specialist. (Inventory #: 60976bd)