the first scheduled cargo airline in the United States is born: the Flying Tiger Line
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and what it was like to fly it
flying and operating the world’s first jet airliner
One of the greatest portraits of modern aviation just got greater
JETLINERS OF THE RED STAR Charles Kennedy (hardback) New product the first scheduled cargo airlineJetliners Of The Red Star goes behind the Iron Curtain to tell the story of the jet airliners of the Soviet Union. The Tu 104, Tu 124, Tu 134, supersonic Tu 144, Tu 154, Tu 204, the Ilyushin Il 62, Il 86 and Il 96, and Yakovlev Yak 40 and Yak 42 get a chapter each, lavishly illustrated with rare photos from the past and present. An introductory essay details the history of Aeroflot and the Soviet aerospace establishment. Bonus feature: Aeroflots epic