Profusely illustrated with objects from the Smithsonian's collection, Milestones of Flight provides an inspiring look at America's contributions to aviation.
"This book is being published in association with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. The museum will celebrate its 40th anniversary in July 2016. There will be a new Smithsonian exhibition, to be called Milestones of Flight. This book is not a catalog of the exhibition; rather, it is a history of flight told through approximately twenty-five historical milestones"--