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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Jefferson, N.C.
McFarland & Company
2011
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Table of Contents:
- 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