The book, Popular Mechanics Album Of Aviation represents a special volume commemorating the golden anniversary of the Wright Brothers flight at Kitty Hawk North Carolina in 1903.  "Popular Mechanics Album Of Aviation" chronicles the history of famous flights by tracing the role of the airplane in peace and war including the growth of commercial aviation from circus and fairground stunt flying to the role played by military aircraft in World Wars I & II, as well as, the Korean conflict.  "Popular Mechanics Album Of Aviation" highlights the many pioneers involved in the evolution of flight.  These pioneers include Leonardo da Vinci, Alberto Santos-Dumont, Otto Lilienthal, Octave Chanute, Wilbur & Orville Wright, Glenn Hammond Curtiss, Lincoln Beachey, Louis Bleriot, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, Eddie Rickenbacker, Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh among others.  The major sections of "Popular Mechanics Album Of Aviation" are as follows: 1) Wings A-Flappin'; 2) Rooster, Sheep, Duck; 3) Big Cigars In The Sky; 4) A Short Run And A Jump; 5) 12 Seconds Over Kitty Hawk; 6) Yankee Ingenuity Wins Again; 7) The Green Cliffs Of Dover; 8) Glenn Curtiss: Apostle Of Speed; 9) The World Of Lincoln Beachey; 10) Tournaments In The Sky; 11) Barnstormers And Globe Circlers; 12) Lindy, Amelia And Adolf; 13) From Hitler To Hiroshima; 14) When You Hear 'Em -- They're Gone! and 15) Index And List Of Illustrations.  In addition to an informative narrative, "Popular Mechanics Album Of Aviation" Includes the following features: 1) Approximately 253 black and white photographs; 2) About 12 black and white illustrations and 3) 1 map.  This book is 192 pages and is in overall good condition with a dust cover that is in fair condition.  The authors are Edward L . Throm and James S. Crenshaw.  Edition published in 1953.