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Philip D. Chinnery
Softcover
144 pages
Out of Print.
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Desert Airforce: Davis Monthan A.F.B. Arizona
$65.00
Presents hundreds of color photographs of old aircraft currently in store at Tucson’s Davis Monthan Air Force Base, with accompanying descriptive captions.
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| Weight | 0.600 kg |
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| Dimensions | 21.5 × 21.5 × 1.00 cm |
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