Around-the-world flights a history

This history of around-the-world flights explores the endeavor, starting with the first tentative journeys that allowed changing aircraft en route due to expected breakdowns. Paying tribute to the supporting personnel as well as to the flight captains at the center of attention, this work celebrates...

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Main Author: Stinson, Patrick M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. McFarland & Company 2011
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 |a 1. First Around -- 2. Another Way to Fly -- 3. Winnie Mae Replies -- 4. As Long as it takes -- 5. Racing Againts Time -- 6. Fate Unknown -- 7. Skirting the Winds of War -- 8. Worldwide Perimeter -- 9. Globe Girdlers from David-Monthan -- 10. Surplus Warbirds Circle the Globe -- 11. Power Flite and Westbound -- 12. Over the Poles -- 13. Reinventing the Airplane -- 14. Global Power 
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