At head of title: Science Museum. Illus. on lining papers. '...based on the author's... "The aeroplane: an historical survey"...' - title page verso.
'The aeroplane' originally published (B60-15765) 1960.
Aviation: an historical survey from its origins to the end of World War II by Charles Harvard Gibbs-Smith. ISBN 0112900135. Published by H.M.S.O in 1970. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.