Modern Flight
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1941.
Illustrated by Clayton Knight illustrations. Reprint. Hardcover. Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. Item #15058
Light edgewear, tone, otherwise light wear; Dust Jacket sunned, edge chipping and small tears, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; "Modern Flight tells in simple, interesting, easy-to-understand language how to fly, from the time the student first stpes into an airplane until he solos ... and then on through advanced acrobatics. The numerous, simple diagrams and fascinating pictures by the country's foremost aviation illustrator, Clayton Knight, who is also a former U S Army flyer, make learning to fly as simple as driving an automobile." Juvenile how-to become a pilot, published just as the United States was about to need pilots for its massively expanded military aviation during World War II. ; ix, 294 pages.
Price: $29.95