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Wings of Air America: A Photo History
Terry Love
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Description for Wings of Air America: A Photo History
Paperback. Num Pages: 208 pages, over 210 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 216 x 9. Weight in Grams: 564.
Air America was the largest of the CIA’s secret airlines. Air America was one of the world’s most extraordinary ailines. It was run by the CIA, operated secret missions, publicly flew scheduled routes, and, at its peak, Air America had the largest commercial fleet in the world! The airline emerged from China after World War II, had close ties to the famous Flying Tigers, Claire Chennault, other airlines, and foreign governments. But was it really an airline, or just a military cargo division? Air America operated a wide variety of helicopters and other aircraft. They did maintenance for foreign military, ... Read more
Air America was the largest of the CIA’s secret airlines. Air America was one of the world’s most extraordinary ailines. It was run by the CIA, operated secret missions, publicly flew scheduled routes, and, at its peak, Air America had the largest commercial fleet in the world! The airline emerged from China after World War II, had close ties to the famous Flying Tigers, Claire Chennault, other airlines, and foreign governments. But was it really an airline, or just a military cargo division? Air America operated a wide variety of helicopters and other aircraft. They did maintenance for foreign military, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Number of Pages
104
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764306198
SKU
V9780764306198
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Ref
99-2
About Terry Love
Aviation historian Terry Love has loved aviation since his first flight at the age of three. He flew with the US Army for two tours in Vietnam. He has written seventeen books. He is retired from Delta Airlines. This is his third book for Schiffer Publishing.
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