Saturday, July 21, 2012

The Boeing Model 40

Chester River Press is pleased to publish The Model 40: The History of the Boeing Model 40 and the Birth of Boeing Airliners, the second book by noted aviation historian Mike Lavelle who, with co-author Addison Pemberton, has written the first definitive history of the Boeing Model 40, the airplane that flew the transcontinental Chicago to San Francisco mail route. The Model 40 helped Boeing survive the depression years and was the first true Boeing airliner. The book is written in two parts, the first being a complete, detailed history of the design, development and operations of the aircraft, and the second being the personal story of the discovery, restoration, and flying of an original Model 40. Heavily illustrated with period and contemporary photos and charts, and with a foreword by William Boeing, Jr., The Model 40 is destined to be the standard reference on the early years of Boeing aircraft. Copies are available through Chester River Press and Amazon.

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