287 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations 24 cm
Type:
Books
Biographies
History
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
2022
Notes:
nasmain copy Purchased with Adopt-a-Book funds.
Contents:
Prologue: Bombs away, 1915 -- The beginning, 1889-1910 -- Aeroplanes are your best defense, 1914-1918 -- Growing pains, 1919-1928 -- The Great Depression, 1929-1933 -- The break up, 1933-1938 -- The war years and after, 1939-1956
Summary:
"Boeing's story is an exciting one, complete with bootleggers, kidnappers and disastrous run-ins with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and future Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black. Boeing's story covers every aspect of early aviation, starting with his first ride in a balloon in 1896 to the christening of the revolutionary jet powered Dash-80/707 in 1955. Along the way Boeing developed some of the world's most iconic airplanes including the P-26 Peashooter, the Boeing 247, the B-17 Flying Fortress and the mighty B-29 Superfortress."--Dust jacket
