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Item Length: 8.9in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Marion Carl, Barrett Tillman
Publication Name: Pushing the Envelope : the Career of Fighter ACE and Test Pilot Marion Carl
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Series: Bluejacket Bks.
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 2.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 152 Pages