The Flying Kangaroo : Great Untold Stories of QANTAS ... the Heroic, the Hilarious and the Sometimes Just Plain Strange.
Brings to full and rich life the extraordinary characters, events and challenges that have made Qantas an Australian icon.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sydney :
Allen & Unwin,
2015.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; About the author; Title page; Copyright; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; IT'S A CULTURE THING; 1: WE'RE OFF TO POLISH THE ENGINES; THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RIGHT CHOICE; 2: THE PREGNANT PUP; 3: THE NADI 'BUMP'; EVER-PRESENT DANGER; 4: TAIM BILONG BALUS; 5: 'SKIPPY SQUADRON'; 6: CYCLONE TRACY; SAFETY IS NO ACCIDENT; 7: TRAINING AT THE BAY OF PIGS; 8: 'QANTAS NEVER CRASHES'; 9: DANGEROUS SKIES; 10: TWO MINUTES OF TERROR OVER THE MIDDLE EAST; 11: BATTLING THE ELEMENTS; AN AIRLINE FULL OF CHARACTERS; 12: LIFE WAS NEVER DULL; 13: POSTINGS ... NOT ALL MILK AND HONEY.
- 14: SPIES, BOMBS AND BICYCLES15: PENNY PINCHING AND CLASHING PERSONALITIES; 16: FLAWS AMONG THE BRILLIANCE; UNUSUAL LOADS; 17: GUM TREES FROM WHEEL WELLS; 18: NOT YOUR NORMAL PASSENGER SERVICE; 19: GOUGH ... AND OTHER 'ROYALS'; 20: THE RETURN OF THE GALLIPOLI VETERANS; 21: HOW TO SMUGGLE A FUTURE PRINCESS; A CHALLENGING BUSINESS; 22: STRIKES AND FUEL ... A LETHAL COMBINATION; 23: WHEN THE WHEELS FELL OFF THE TRICYCLE AND OTHER POLITICAL PROBLEMS; 24: RED TAILS AND BLUE TAILS ... THE STORY OF A REVERSE TAKEOVER; 25: REFLECTIONS; PIC SECTION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.