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Sean Rossiter
Softcover
173 pages
150 colour, duotone & B&W photos
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Legends of the Air: Aircraft, Pilots, and Planemakers from the Museum of Flight
$32.50
Seattle’s Museum of Flight is a world-class center of aviation history. In this book, Sean Rossiter profiles 22 of the Museum’s most significant aircraft, from a World War I Curtiss Jenny to an Apollo Command Module.
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