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Flying Dutchman: The Life of Anthony Fokker

by Anthony H. G. Fokker

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This is the autobiography of Anthony Fokker, aviation pioneer, designer of German WWI planes, and inventor of the synchronised machine gun. It covers his life from early childhood until the age of 40. And yet it has a cerise rather than a dark blue cover - you know that he must have led an adventurous life. Continued (

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Anthony H. G. Fokker	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Gould, Bruce	—	main author	some editions	confirmed

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629.1300924Technology › Engineering and allied operations › Other Branches › Aviation › Aviation engineering

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TL540.F6Technology › Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics › Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics › Aeronautics. Aeronautical engineering

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