The illustrated History of Seaplanes & Flying Boats
Casey, Louis S. - Batchelor, John
The first seaplane flew successfully off the coast of France in 1910. Since that date, the development of waterborne aircraft has been one of the most adventurous themes in the history of aviation. A short time after that first flight, World War l provided an opportunity for these versatile aircraft to prove their operational usefulness by originating such naval missions as reconnaissance and patrol, aerial torpedo attacks and minelaying and air-sea rescue. By the 1930s, seaplanes were the largest and fastest aircraft in the world and they again proved their inestimable military value during World War II. Fulfilling an important civil role as well, floatplanes and flying boats have had continuing development in the postwar decades.
THEILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF SEAPLANES AND FLYING BOATS is a comprehensive and compelling survey of the development of aircraft that have captured the imagination since their earliest beginnings. Louis S Casey of the Smithsonian Institution provides an expert analysis of this vital story of air power at sea in a text accompanied by photographs and the colorful work of John Batchelor.
Hardcover with dust jacket, large format
128 Seiten / pages
120 illustrations, 60 in color
very good condition
London - 1980 - Phoebus Publishing Company
Art.Nr. 14398
