Description: GREAT MOMENTS IN AVIATION HISTORY. Published by United States Air Command and Staff College, Montgomery, Alabama, USA . June 1983. It appears this booklet went with a lithograph of a painting by John Ficklen. Published to commemorate the Air and Space Bicentennial 1783 - 1983. The illustration of the lithograph is printed on page 3. I do not have the lithograph. 215mmx270mm. 31 pages. The book comprises of a one page biography of 25 well known aviators, with a drawing of each. At the bottom of each pilots biography are details of the plane which has been painted which is relevant to the aviator. The Aviators included are: George A Vaughan Jr; Leigh Wade; C H "Punch" Dickens; Elwood R "Pete" Quesada; James G. and Mary Haizlip; Risto Olli P Puhakka; Witold A Urbanowicz; John Cunningham; David L "Tex" Hill; Saburo Sakai; Paul W Tibbets; Jack R Cram; Clive R Caldwell; James F "Pappy" Brewer; John W Oswalt; Francis S Gabreski; Cook Cleland; Gunther Rall; Pierre Clostermann; Charles E "Chuck" Yeager; William A "Skeeter" Hudson and Carl S Fraser; Bernard F Fisher; Frank Borman; Maxie L Anderson; Joe H Engle. Spine worn with loss. Rusty staples. Some creasing to front cover and spine. Otherwise very good condition. Signed for or tracked (where available)overseas postage is an extra £5, please ask before paying so I can add it to the invoice.Please see other aviation literature and photograph listings, postage is combined.
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Type: Booklet
Airline: United States Air Force
Theme: Military
Organisation Type: Military
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
