Robert Mikesh, former senior curator for aeronautics at the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, sets out to be the authoritative reference on aircraft preservation and restoration in Restoring Museum Aircraft. Aviation enthusiasts of all ages will enjoy this book with its splendid illustrations, comprehensive, informative, well written text, and restoration guidelines for the 1912 Benoist tractor biplane and Arado 234 (the German Second World War bomber). Published by Airlife, £45, ISBN 1853108758.
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