Anthony Fokker the Flying Dutchman who shaped American aviation /
Anthony Fokker: The Flying Dutchman Who Shaped American Aviation tells the larger-than-life true story of maverick pilot and aircraft manufacturer Anthony Fokker. Fokker came from an affluent Dutch family and developed a gift for tinkering with mechanics. Despite not receiving a traditional educatio...
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| Format: | Audio |
| Language: | English |
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Prince Frederick, Md. :
Recorded Books,
[2018]
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| Edition: | Unabridged. |
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| Summary: | Anthony Fokker: The Flying Dutchman Who Shaped American Aviation tells the larger-than-life true story of maverick pilot and aircraft manufacturer Anthony Fokker. Fokker came from an affluent Dutch family and developed a gift for tinkering with mechanics. Despite not receiving a traditional education, he stumbled his way into aviation as a young stunt pilot in Germany in 1910. He survived a series of spectacular airplane crashes and rose to fame within a few years. A combination of industrial espionage, luck, and deception then propelled him to become Germany's leading aircraft manufacturer during World War I, making him a multimillionaire by his midtwenties. |
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| Item Description: | In container (17 cm.). Title from container. Compact disc. |
| Physical Description: | 14 audio discs (14 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: | 9781501979989 1501979981 |