Pocketbook sized measuring 5 ¼" x 8". In leatherette-wrapped hard cover, published by VOENIZDAT (State Military Publishing House of the People's Commissariat of Defense). Second edition, 156 pp., circulation unknown. Abundantly illustrated with drawings and diagrams. As stated on the back of the title page, this manual was meant for Air Force pilot schools as well as for civil aviation schools, and Osoaviakhim. The goal of this elementary aerial navigation manual was to teach pilots to fly without a navigator.

In very good to excellent condition. The cover shows mild shelf wear. T

Pocketbook sized measuring 5 ¼" x 8". In leatherette-wrapped hard cover, published by VOENIZDAT (State Military Publishing House of the People's Commissariat of Defense). Second edition, 156 pp., circulation unknown. Abundantly illustrated with drawings and diagrams. As stated on the back of the title page, this manual was meant for Air Force pilot schools as well as for civil aviation schools, and Osoaviakhim. The goal of this elementary aerial navigation manual was to teach pilots to fly without a navigator.

In very good to excellent condition. The cover shows mild shelf wear. The textblock is pristine.

Sergei Danilin was one of the first Heroes of the Soviet Union, which he got for flying as navigator in the famous 1937 direct flight from Moscow to San Jacinto, California, over the North Pole. It was the second such flight, and it set two world records for direct flights: for the longest straight distance (10,148 km) and the actual longest distance covered (11,500 km). The flight lasted 62 hours and 17 minutes.

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