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:''Aircraft Year Book''. Issued by [[Manufacturers Aircraft Association Inc.]] 501 Fifth Avenue, New York City.

The copy in Goucher library (619.13 A29 1919) was supplied to the library by the Manufacturers Aircraft Association.

The book has quite a lot of information, most substantially dealing with the fifteen companies which constitute the Manufacturers Aircraft Association. Also an essay on the future of aviation, information on flying aces from [[the war]], some fairly detailed chronologies, and more. It contains attractive fold-out maps of aerial distances between key locations.

This issue was the first in an annual series. From the preface  by [[Fay L. Faurote]] (New York City, 1919):

<blockquote>The manufacturers of aircraft have been participators in a great crusade. This crusade has had patriotic and scientific aspects. It has been attended by dramatic developments. A war-imposed secrecy has prevented aircraft makers from sharing with the public the drama of their effort. Now, however, the need for secrecy is past, and they can attempt a summing up of what they have done and experienced—a summing up which will be to a large extent a disclosure as well.</blockquote>

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