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Thistitlecontains100yearsofairborneinnovationandadventureforaviationfans-inanewcompactedition.FromtheWrightbrothers'firstpoweredflight,toConcorde'sfinalvoyageandthetragiccrashoftheColumbia,takeasky-highjourneythroughthehistoryofaviation.Chartingthetrailblazers,jettestpilotsandconstantprogressatthecutting-edgeoftechnology,everyaspectofflightisexplored.Recallingmemorableevents-record-breakingflights,aerialwarfareandterroristhijackings-thisisthestoryofhowman'sdreamtoflybecamearealityandcentraltomodernhistory.ItisendorsedbytheSmithsonianInstitution'sNationalAirandSpaceMuseumandtheImperialWarMuseum,Duxford.