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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The complete history of aviation: from ballooning to supersonic flight/edited by Robert
Curley.—1st ed.
p. cm.—(Transportation and society)
“In association with Britannica Educational Publishing, Rosen Educational Services.”
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-61530-725-8 (eBook)
1. Aeronautics—Juvenile literature. I. Curley, Robert, 1955–
TL547.C575 2012
629.13009—dc23
2011018093
On the cover: A jet fighter plane soars above the clouds. Jet-engine fighter planes were used sparingly
during World War II, and were refined in the post-war years. Shutterstock.com
On page viii: Hot air balloons take flight near Canterbury, Eng., as part of a mass crossing of the
English Channel on April 7, 2011. Oli Scarff/Getty Images
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