Condition: Fair, with shelf wear, slight staining to the cover, small tears along the spine and a small inscription inside the cover.
1st Edition.
Three aircraft to a page (helicopters two to a page); includes illustration and full specs grouped by type config. (e.g., low wing, high wing, twin prop, four prop, jet, etc... ) indexed with over 350 pages including over 180 pages listing airlines, engines, all 3 kinds with full specs on each, air-launched weapons, NATO code names, and aircraft of air forces of the world alphabetically by nation. Included also is a page of civil aircraft registration codes and a seven-page glossary of aviation terms as well as national insignia of 90 air forces. Easily the most comprehensive aircraft review of its time in an edition compact enough to carry to the airport. Many types no longer seen giving developmental history of each. A must have for collectors /modelers and aviation history buffs. c. 1961 and a steal at this price. (Amazon review).
