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Wings for the U.S. Army Air Forces: activities and achievements of the Continental-Denver Modification Center, July 1942 - August 1945.
by [AVIATION -- WORLD WAR II]. [WOOD, Jesse R., JOHNSON, Dorothy, JONES, Virginia, STEPHEN, Louise & WHITSON, Frank]
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- Paperback
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About This Item
Denver, CO: Continental Air Lines, Inc., 1945. 4to. ix, 76, [18] leaves. With photos, tables, charts. Beige textured softcovers, cover art of B-17 & B-29 bombers lying over the globe, plastic comb binding as issued (minor dustsoiling, edgewear, minor bumping to corners), still VG copy. First edition of this very rare report on Continental Air Lines efforts in modification of aircraft during World War II. Due to personnel shortages, women were trained in large numbers with the Emily Griffith Opportunity School who also received training in sheet metal fabrication, welding, and metal casting to handle bomber retrofits for over 2500 B-17 and B-29 bombers, as well as 25 P-51 Mustang fighters, and 6 additional experimental B-29 bombers. The airport facility in Denver erected two 600 x 400 foot hangers, and continued hiring skilled labor. Worldcat locates 1 copy (History Colorado); See: Gail Beaton, Colorado Women in World War II (2020), pp. 146-149.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Used & Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58550
- Title
- Wings for the U.S. Army Air Forces: activities and achievements of the Continental-Denver Modification Center, July 1942 - August 1945.
- Author
- [AVIATION -- WORLD WAR II]. [WOOD, Jesse R., JOHNSON, Dorothy, JONES, Virginia, STEPHEN, Louise & WHITSON, Frank]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Continental Air Lines, Inc.,
- Place of Publication
- Denver, CO:
- Date Published
- 1945.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Aviation, World War II, Aeronautics, Airplanes, Airplane Building, Engineering, Continental-Denver Modification Center, B-17, B-29, Boeing, P-51 Mustang, Women, Women’s HIstory, Women Authors, Western Americana, Aircraft, Military History, US Army Air F
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Zephyr Used & Rare Books
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Vancouver, Washington
About Zephyr Used & Rare Books
We are an independent bookseller, established in 1994, who exhibit at numerous book fairs and antique shows throughout the year, including Christine Palmer Antique Expos in Portland, OR & Vancouver, WA, The Rose City Book & Paper Show in Portland, the Custer Antique Show in Spokane, the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair, the Sacramento Antiquarian Book Fair, the Pasadena Book & Paper Show, and others. We specialize in 19th-century imprints, Technical Books, History, Children's Literature, and much more. In addition we offer appraisals for insurance and tax purposes.
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