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Taking to the Skies : Great Australian Flying Stories.
Great yarns of Australian aviation from a man who lives and breathes flying.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sydney :
Allen & Unwin,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Dedication; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Through two dawns to war; 2 RAAF 200 Flight; 3 Reopening war-torn Darwin to the world; 4 Papua New Guinea and clouds with hard centres; 5 The kingdom of Collopy; 6 'How far ahead is he?'; 7 Nonstop across the world; 8 There's something about low flying; 9 Crime in the skies; 10 'I'll blow this aeroplane up: you, me and everyone else.'; 11 The 'great plane robbery'; 12 Aerial suicide and murder at Alice; 13 Messrs 'Brown' and 'Smith' and the business of extortion in the air; 14 Buying a Boeing; 15 Embarrassing moments.
- 16 Ansett International arrives
- well, in a fashion!17 When a runway 'isn't long enough'; 18 Cyclone Tracy and the forgotten story of the uplift; 19 Aeroplanes and animals
- often not a good mix; 20 Humour in the air and the thoughts of Chairman Hugh; Pic Section; References; Acknowledgements.