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Book Title: 90th and 91st Aero Squadrons : Two Accounts of American Pilots and Aircraft During the First World War-The Ninetieth Aero Squadron American Expeditionary Forces by Leland M. Carver, Gustaf A. Lindstrom and A. T. Foster and History of the 91st Aero Squadron Air Service U. S. A. by George C
Item Length: 8.5in.
Item Height: 0.4in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: Horace Moss Guilbert, Leland M. Carver, George C. Kenney
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Military / WORLD War I, Military / Aviation
Publisher: Leonaur The Limited
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: History
Item Weight: 7.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
