Classic Early Jetliners: 1958-1979

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On Oct. 4, 1958, the British Overseas Airways Corp

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By Martin W. Bowman (au)
Year: 2001
Pages: 112
Binding Paperback
ISBN 0-7603-1134-X

Product Code: 1422355217

Description

On Oct. 4, 1958, the British Overseas Airways Corp. flew the first transatlantic passenger flight by a jet-powered airliner. Twenty-three days later Pan American followed suit. A new age of quieter, speedier air transport was born. The world would never again be so small & new names would enter every aviation enthusiast’s vocabulary -- de Havilland Comet, Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8 to mention but a few. During the 1960s & 70s flying by jet airliner became the norm & the age of the piston-engined airliner waned into insignificance. This book contains color photographs of those pioneering jetliners that changed the pattern of passenger flying for ever. Over 100 full-color photos.

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