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Mystery Ship: A History of the Travel Air Type R Monoplanes (Historic Aircraft Series)

paperback – September 1, 1999
by Phillips, Edward H.
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ISBN-13: 9780911139297 ISBN-10: 091113929X
Publisher
Grehge
Binding
paperback
Published
September 1, 1999
Weight
0.8 lbs
Dimensions
0.00×0.00×0.00 cm

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Mystery Ship: A History of the Travel Air Type R Monoplanes (Historic Aircraft Series) by Phillips, Edward H.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780911139297.

History of the Travel Air Type R Monoplanes by Edward H. Phillips. Designed in secret by Clyde Cessna, Walter Beech, and Lloyd Stearman in 1928, the five Travel Air Type R "Mystery Ships," which were faster than any plane the U.S. military possessed, dominated the air racing circuit for several years. This heavily illustrated book examines the history of each of the five models of this wire-braced, low-wing, 235-mph racing airplane - and their colorful pilots, including Jimmy Doolittle, Frank Hawks and "Pancho" Barnes. 112 pages, 135 photographs and illustrations, 8½"x 11", softcover.