The First Nonstop Coast-To-Coast Flight and the Historic T-2 Airplane by Casey, Louis - 1964

Agape Love from Newport News, Va., paperback, Smithsonian Institution, 1964, text clean & tight, covers very slight shelf rub,    box 256

Washington: National Air Museum, Smithsonian Institution, 1964. 90 pages. Illustrated, Bibliography. 10.5x8", paperback. Cover rubbed, soiled, text VG.

Smithsonian Institution. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1964. First Edition. Booklet. A clean tight copy in stiff card covers showing light shelf and edge wear only. Spine discolored. .

Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1964. 90p. Vol. 1, No. 1. Large format softcover book in very good condition.

Washington D. C.: Smithsonian Institution / National Air Museum. Very Good. 1973. Reprint. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some toning / yellowing to the spine and the page edges. The text pages are clean and bright. "Under the auspices of the U. S. Army Air Service, the Fokker T-2 made the first nonstop U. S. Transcontinental flight in 1923. Two failed attempts at a west-to-east crossing were followed by a successful east-to-west flight when Air Service Lieutenants Oakley Kelly and John Macready took off from Long Island, New York, on May 2 and landed at Rockwell Field, San Diego, California, on May 3, slightly more than 26 hours and 50 minutes later. The airplane was the fourth in a series of transport designs by famed Dutch manufacturer Anthony Fokker and his chief designer, Rheinhold Platz. Manufactured as a Fokker F-IV, the aircraft was purchased by… Read More

Smithsonian Institution Press:, 1964. Annals of Flight, vol. 1, no. 1, 90 pages, illustrated. "In this first number Smithsonian Annals of Flight, Louis Casey tells of the first successful nonstop coast-to-coast flight- that of the historic T-2 airplane now in the collections of the National Air Musuem. The author's narrative describes the two attempts that preceded the flight, and he provides a technical description of the T-2 well illustrated with drawings and photographs, plus a complete gemeology of the plane.". Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1963 Special hardbound edition of Smithsonian Annals of Flight, Volume 1, Number 1 bound in gold cloth. Number 96 of 496 copies. Light edge wear, light cover soiling, otherwise Very Good condition. Enclosed is a loose copy of the American Aviation Historical Society program for the Golden Anniversary Banquet held in Los Angeles in 1973 commemorating the flight of the T-2. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Smithsonian, 1964. Softcover. Good. Smithsonian, 1964. Good. , Softbound, Smithsonian Annals of Flight Volume 1 Number 1. Blue printed wrappers. Light cover soil. Text clean, bright. 90 pages. Illustrated with photos, map, diagrams, flight logs. Out-of-print and antiquarian booksellers since 1933. We pack and ship with care.

Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1978. Textblock is clean and tight. No remainder marks. Age toned spine and edges, label abrasion on front cover, overall light edge and corner wear; 90p., including bibliography.. Fifth Printing. Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Photographs/Diagrams. 4to - Over 9 " - 12" Tall. Paperback.

Smithsonian Institution, National Air Museum. Used - Good. Good condition. Volume 1, #1. (history, flight, coast to coast) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.