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A mixture of art, science, history and philosophy, this book is a deep, abstract lament on loss. We document the financially driven decision to sell this world class technology to the russians, despite american protests, which aided the rapid. The author relates the story through his own experience as a plane enthusiast in the 50s and 60s. Empire of clouds is a description of britain s aviation industry immediate after the wwii. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read empire of the clouds. Empire of the clouds the golden era of britains aircraft author.
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