The City of Wings: A Narration of Aviation and Its Swift Development, as Seen in San Diego From the Earliest Days of Flying to the Present Time (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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San Diego has been the scene of more than forty-tine world's records in aviation. These records include alti tude, distance, duration, and speed flights made by Amy and Navy aviators since 1916.
With such a history it would seem unlikely that the city's connection with this great development should be forgotten. Yet events have a way of fading, and facts may become dwarfed by a perspective of even a few years. To insure to the pupils of San Diego's schools a continu ing awareness of these facts, this book has been written.
Actual happenings are here presented against the San Diego background as it was and as it is today, written in a form designed to interest pupils and older readers alike. At the same time the narrative has been made factually correct by consultation with recognized aeronautical authorities, who have verified both illustrations and text. To Major Macaulay, Chairman of the Committee on Aviation of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce, to Howard E. Morin, Publicity Director of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce, and to Donald A. Hall, designer of the Spirit of St. Louis, our debt is here acknowledged for their courtesy and helpfulness in this regard.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
San Diego has been the scene of more than forty-tine world's records in aviation. These records include alti tude, distance, duration, and speed flights made by Amy and Navy aviators since 1916.
With such a history it would seem unlikely that the city's connection with this great development should be forgotten. Yet events have a way of fading, and facts may become dwarfed by a perspective of even a few years. To insure to the pupils of San Diego's schools a continu ing awareness of these facts, this book has been written.
Actual happenings are here presented against the San Diego background as it was and as it is today, written in a form designed to interest pupils and older readers alike. At the same time the narrative has been made factually correct by consultation with recognized aeronautical authorities, who have verified both illustrations and text. To Major Macaulay, Chairman of the Committee on Aviation of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce, to Howard E. Morin, Publicity Director of the San Diego Chamber of Commerce, and to Donald A. Hall, designer of the Spirit of St. Louis, our debt is here acknowledged for their courtesy and helpfulness in this regard.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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- PublisherForgotten Books
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 0282346058
- ISBN 13 9780282346058
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages152
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