Taking to the Skies [electronic resource]: Daredevils, Heroes and Hijackers - Australian Flying Stories from the Catalina to the Jumbo

Author:: Eames, Jim
Published:: Saint Leonards : Allen & Unwin Feb. 2014 Chicago : Independent Publishers Group [Distributor]
Physical Description:: vi, 346 p. ill 23.300 x 015.400 cm.

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Annotation How do you test drive a jumbo jet? And why did a civil aviation director once taxi a plane down Perth's main street to attend a ball? From the ridiculous to the downright dangerous, the story of Australian aviation is full of tales of adventure and nation building. It is also a story about tragedy and eccentric characters with wild larrikin spirits. In this surprising, fascinating, and sometimes very funny collection, Jim Eames brings together the great forgotten and untold tales of Australian aviation. There are the stories of the Catalina flying boats that were Australia's only aviation link to the UK during World War II, and that of Qantas' record-breaking non-stop flight across the world. And what of the long-forgotten hijacks and the dramas of the Darwin airlifts after Cyclone Tracy? Entertaining, nostalgic, and very readable, the stories Jim tells will certainly make you want to take to the skies.

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9781743315941
1743315945 (Trade Paper)

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Trade Allen & Unwin

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