The millionaires' unit: the aristocratic flyboys who fought the Great War and invented America's airpower
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[2006]
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In 1916, just thirteen years after the Wright brothers' first flight, a group of twenty-eight college students, and sons of America's early 20th century aristocracy, decided to try the sport of motorized flight and formed a campus flying club.
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Aerial operations, American
Aeronautics
Aeronautics -- United States -- History
Audiobooks
College students
College students -- United States
History
Private flying
Private flying -- United States -- Societies, etc
Societies, etc
Upper class
Upper class -- United States
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, American
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, American -- Sound recordings
Aeronautics
Aeronautics -- United States -- History
Audiobooks
College students
College students -- United States
History
Private flying
Private flying -- United States -- Societies, etc
Societies, etc
Upper class
Upper class -- United States
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, American
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, American -- Sound recordings
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9781586483289
9781400102501
9781400102501
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| Last Grouping Update | 2025-06-29 08:42:55AM |
| Last Indexed | 2025-07-10 22:34:27PM |
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2006
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Aeronautics -- United States -- History
Audiobooks
College students -- United States
Private flying -- United States -- Societies, etc
Upper class -- United States
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, American
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, American -- Sound recordings
Audiobooks
College students -- United States
Private flying -- United States -- Societies, etc
Upper class -- United States
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, American
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, American -- Sound recordings
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The millionaires' unit : the aristocratic flyboys who fought the Great War and invented America's airpower
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The millionaires' unit : [the aristocratic flyboys who fought the Great War and invented America's airpower] / Marc Wortman
The millionaires' unit : the aristocratic flyboys who fought the Great War and invented America's airpower / Marc Wortman
The millionaires' unit : the aristocratic flyboys who fought the Great War and invented America's airpower / Marc Wortman
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The millionaires' unit
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the aristocratic flyboys who fought the Great War and invented America's airpower
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Aerial operations, American
Aeronautics
College students
History
Private flying
Societies, etc
Upper class
World War, 1914-1918
Aeronautics
College students
History
Private flying
Societies, etc
Upper class
World War, 1914-1918
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