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Beard, Barrett Thomas Wonderful Flying Machines. a History of U. S. Coast Guard Helicopters.
Annapolis Naval Institute Press 1996 155750086x / 9781557500861 Hardcover Very Good in Good dust jacket
Xvi, 240, [2] pages, plates, cloth, DJ, very good. From the estate of aviation collector Colin Kidd and with his embossed sticker. From the DJ: "The story of the helicopter and its creator, Igor Sikorsky, and chief promotor, a young Coast Guard lieutenant named Frank Erickson, closely parallels that of Wilbur and Orville Wright and their first flying machines . . . This book clearly demonstrates the problems encountered by the personalities involved and their strengths in developing the helicopter for Coast Guard use. It shows how Erickson and his friend and mentor, Coast Guard captain William Kossler, undaunted by their lack of support, fought with single-minded instensity to establish the helicopter as a vital rescue tool in the service."
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40.00 USD
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