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Smithsonian Books , May 1989. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/Very Good. Book stamp from former owner on front pastedown, minor wear overall.

Washinton, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press - Summit Books - Simon & Schuster, Incl, 1989. First Edition Stated . Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good. 7 1/4" x 9 3/4. 168 Pages Indexed. Nine red lines of owner's name and address on the front endpaper. Top corners very lightly bumped. Beyond this is an As New book with flawless interior text and illustration pages. For forty years the Canberra has been a familiar sight in England and around the world in war and peace. This illustrated book tells the story of the many successes of this classic aircraft. The Canberra, Britain's first jet bomber, was a replacement for the Mosquito. Its introduction to service was a very low-key affair until the Korean War proved that the new swept-wing MiG-15 jet fighters of the communist countries had outdated, almost at a stroke, the West's piston-engined bombers, such as the B-29 and B-50. Britain needed a jet bomber, capable of holding its own with the new generation of fighters. Canberra was put into superpriority… Read More

Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989. First U.S. Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. AS NEW IN DJ.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.