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This. the first of a two-volume set and a prodigious scholarly endeavour, offers for the first time in the English language a close-up view of Air Fleet operations and personnel. This volume is a chronology of the development of aeronautics and aviation in Russia beginning in the earliest days and the eventual emergence of the Air Fleet, which is carried through to its dissolution by the Bolsheviks and the beginning of the Red Air Fleet in March 1918. There are also chapters on manufacturers, airmen's badges, aviation uniforms, flight helmets, markings, flags and pennants, organizational charts, maps of the Russian and Romanian fronts, and a bibliography. Also includes a selection of superb rare images. Highly recommended.
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