Book Description
This is not a CD-ROM.It is seven books in electronic form, on three diskettes (formatted for PCs, not Macintosh).

These diskettes contain seven classic works about the history of flight:

The Mastery of the Air by William Claxton

The Aeroplane Speaks by H. Barber

Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick Talbot

The Dominion of the Air: The Story of Aerial Navigation by J.M. Bacon

British Airships: Past, Present, Future by George White

History of Aeronautics by F. Charles Vivian

This is a public domain edition. Buy one and make copies for your colleagues, students, or friends.

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