Blue Skies, Orange Wings

Blue Skies, Orange Wings
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Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages : 352
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ISBN-10 : 9780802848703
ISBN-13 : 0802848702
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Book Synopsis Blue Skies, Orange Wings by : Noppen

Download or read book Blue Skies, Orange Wings written by Noppen and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a wealth of photographs and color illustrations and an informed narrative, Blue Skies, Orange Wings documents the surprisingly strong role of Dutch aircraft, airmen, designers, and airlines in world aviation in the first half of the twentieth century. In this beautiful book Ryan Noppen offers the most thorough study of the early years of Dutch commercial and military aviation published in the English language. He examines the famed Fokker airliners, the development of Dutch national airline KLM, and their impact on the world in the pioneering days of flight, including a number of notable individuals -- Charles Lindbergh, Henry Ford, Amelia Earhart, and more.


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