Sky riders : a book of famous flyers
This book contains biographies of famous war-time and peace-time pilots. Included are many war-time heroes and pioneers of flight, from the first men and women to fly, to the first to fly cross oceans and then around the world. Newfoundland's role in early aviation is mentioned throughout, as t...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:cns/141463 2023-12-31T10:19:12+01:00 Sky riders : a book of famous flyers Sky-riders Harper, Harry, b. 1880 1943 176 p. : ill., ports. image/jpeg; application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/141463 eng eng Collins London (22.97MB) -- https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/SkyRiders.pdf Centre for Newfoundland Studies - Digitized Books TL 539 H37 1943 Rare http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/141463 Centre for Newfoundland Studies Print text held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies Air pilots Text Book 1943 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:21Z This book contains biographies of famous war-time and peace-time pilots. Included are many war-time heroes and pioneers of flight, from the first men and women to fly, to the first to fly cross oceans and then around the world. Newfoundland's role in early aviation is mentioned throughout, as the first attempted and successful transatlantic flights began in Newfoundland (p. 90-103), and the airfield in Harbour Grace was used during many significant flights, including the first flight around the world (p. 123). Illustrations on lining papers. Book Newfoundland Newfoundland studies Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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This book contains biographies of famous war-time and peace-time pilots. Included are many war-time heroes and pioneers of flight, from the first men and women to fly, to the first to fly cross oceans and then around the world. Newfoundland's role in early aviation is mentioned throughout, as the first attempted and successful transatlantic flights began in Newfoundland (p. 90-103), and the airfield in Harbour Grace was used during many significant flights, including the first flight around the world (p. 123). Illustrations on lining papers. |
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1943 |
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(22.97MB) -- https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/SkyRiders.pdf Centre for Newfoundland Studies - Digitized Books TL 539 H37 1943 Rare http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/141463 |
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