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frontofthepassengertenninal atrighL This a . : :^-^^!ed
scene from the tonna6ve years of air tiave' - . is
especialy fcjr TiFie Airtne BuUders by the c.r j, ; . i: n
artist Frank Wootton.
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An American Airlines DC-2. its wing flaps and wheels down for
landing, descends toward the runway of a typical western United
States airport under brilliant but cloud-filled skies in the mid-
1930s. Awaiting clearance for takeoff are a Ford Tri-motor
operated by TWA (left foreground) and an American Airlines
Curtiss Condor biplane (left background): another DC-2 sits in
front of the passenger terminal at right. This authentically detailed
scene from the formative years of air travel was painted in oils
especially for The Airline Builders by the distinguished aviation
artist Frank Wootton.
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Thisvolumeisoneofaseriesthattracestheadventureand
scienceofaviation,from theearliest mannedballoonascension
throughtheeraofjetflight.
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by Oliver E. Allen
AND THE EDITORS OF TIME-LIFE BOOKS
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VDiacveiPdreJsiWdaelntssh: GeorgeArtandi, StephenL Bair, has contributed to many scientific, techno-
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EditorialStaffforTheAirlineBuilders low at the Science Museum, London, and
Editor Jim Hicks
a Keeper-Emeritus of the Victoria and Al-
Designer Donald S. Komai
ChiefResearcher LoisGilman bert Museum. London, has written or edited
PictureEditor Jane N Coughran some 20 books and numerous articles on
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AssistantDesigner: Van W. Carney
Cop^iCoordinator Elizabeth Graham
Dr. Hidemasa Kimura, honorary professor at
ArtAssistant: AnneK. DuVivier
PictureCoordinator RebeccaC. Christoffersen Nippon University, Tokyo, is the author of
EditorialAssistant: Deta D. Follin numerous books on the history of aviation
Editorial Operations and is a widely known authority on aeronau-
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Assistants; Peter Inchauteguiz, Karen Meyerson plane that he designed established a world
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Pearce (London); John Dunn (Melbourne); CarolynT.
Chubet. Miriam Hsia. Christina Lieberman (NewYork);
M. T Hirschkoff(Paris); Mimi Murphy (Rome); JanetZich
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