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The nation's hangar : aircraft treasures of the Smithsonian from the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center / F. Robert van der Linden.
Van Pelt Library TL506.U6 N385 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Air and Space Museum.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National Air and Space Museum.
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
- Airplanes--Catalogs.
- Airplanes.
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center--Catalogs.
- National Air and Space Museum--Catalogs.
- Genre:
- Catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 255 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2011]
- Summary:
- "The Nation's Hangar: Aircraft Treasures of the Smithsonian offers a fascinating textual and visual history of civilian, military, and commercial aviation from the earliest balloon flights to today's most advanced aircraft. The Nation's Hangar charts the awe-inspiring history of flight around the world. F. Robert Van Der Linden, a Smithsonian curator and leading expert on aviation history, explains the fascinating stories behind aviation's great technological advances and provides historic and social context that highlights the many ways in which these innovations have changed the course of human history. The Nation's Hangar is also a visual delight. The Smithsonian aircraft collection has never looked so compelling and sleek. The Nation's Hangar is a must-have for that fly boy or fly girl in your flight pattern"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781588343161
- 1588343162
- OCLC:
- 701017785
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