| Wings Across the Pacific Revised Edition Contributor(s): Gwynn-Jones, Terry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0887407439 ISBN-13: 9780887407437 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Engineering (general) - History | Military - Aviation |
| Dewey: 629 |
| LCCN: 90031673 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 8.5" W x 11" (3.00 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wings Across the Pacific tells the epic struggle of the generation of pilots who made the dream of crossing the Pacific, a reality. The feats of Lindbergh and others who crossed the Atlantic have been more celebrated. But the Pacific was to flying what Everest was to mountain climbing: the biggest, most implacable, most irresistible challenge on earth. To fly the Pacific meant aiming for tiny islands amid seventy million square miles of ocean, and the slightest mechanical failure - or error of judgment - could mean a watery grave. Amelia Earhart is only one of many who vanished into the Pacific without a trace. |