Partly autobiographical, partly a discussion of old time flying, mostly a look at airplanes that marked significant milestones in the development of commercial aviation ranging from just after World War One to just before jets. Gann has flown many, and has obviously talked at length with pilots of those he has not. The hardbound is coffee table size, and each major aircraft is the subject of a one or two-page full color painting. Here are bipes and trimotors, the DC 2, 3 & 4, and a less-than-enthusiastic look at the Boeing Stratocruiser.
Readers of a certain taste will be glad to know there are no jets.