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Lifeline in the Sky: The Story of the U.S. Military Air Transport Service
by Knight, Clayton
- Used
- first
- Condition
- fair, fair
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: William Morrow and Company, 1957. First Edition. fair, fair. Clayton Knight. 264, illus. (some in color), map, index, foxing & discoloration ins bds & flyleaves, ink name & notes ins fr bd, stains to fore-edge. DJ worn and scratched: small tears, small pieces and a few larger pieces missing. The U.S. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) was a joint service of the U.S. Air Force and the Navy, an unarmed command set up after World War II to cope with such emergencies as the Berlin Air Lift.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10873
- Title
- Lifeline in the Sky: The Story of the U.S. Military Air Transport Service
- Author
- Knight, Clayton
- Illustrator
- Clayton Knight
- Book Condition
- Used - fair, fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- William Morrow and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1957
- Keywords
- Military Aviation, William Turner, Strategic Air Com., Berlin Air Lift, Reconnaissance Unit, Air Transport Serv., MATS M.A.T.S., Air Rescue, Ferrying Command
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Ground Zero Books
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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- First Edition
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