| Author | Loening, Grover, 1888-1976.
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| Title | Amphibian : the story of the Loening biplane / Grover Loening.
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| Published | Greenwich, Conn. : New York Graphic Society, 1973.
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| Description | 196 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
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| ISBN | 0821204742 |
| ISBN | 9780821204740 |
| ISBN | 0821205226 |
| ISBN | 9780821205228 |
| General Note | Includes index.
Clifford W. Henderson National Air Races Collection book #152
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| Formatted Note | Contents: The world's first tractor amphibian -- The Army starts its amphibian development -- The Loening amphibian flies successfully -- The Navy moves in -- with Byrd's help -- The Army stages its own show -- The Army Air Corps amphibians visit twenty-two nations -- The Army exploits the Pan-American flight's success -- The Navy learns how to use its OLs -- the first Alaska survey -- The Coast Guard -- then the big order -- The Navy goes air-cooled and likes it -- the Radford survey -- The Loening becomes an air yacht -- visits Europe -- 1929 -- banner year -- then the depression -- The amphibian airlines -- China -- the Yangtze lifeline -- The numerous progeny -- The final triumph.
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| Subjects | Loening (Amphibian plane)
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| LC Card Number | 72-92875 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: TL 684.1 L825 1973
CA-1902992: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 68804] |
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