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The romance of aeronautics, an interesting account of the growth & achievements of all kinds of aerial craft

Turner, Charles Cyril, 1870- · 1912 · London, Seeley, Service & co., limited · 13 pictures

A popular history of flight by Charles Cyril Turner, published in London by Seeley, Service in 1912 for general readers following the first decade of powered aviation. Halftone photographs show biplanes massed over Belmont Park, a Zeppelin's view of a town and river below, and a Curtiss floatplane hoisted aboard a cruiser — useful for early airframe silhouettes and aerial viewpoints.

Aeronautics

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