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Taking to the Skies

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So how do you test drive a Jumbo? And why did a civil aviation director once taxi a plane down Perth's main street to attend a ball?

From the ridiculous to the downright dangerous, the story of Australian aviation is full of tales of adventure and nation building. It is also a story about tragedy and eccentric characters with wild larrikin spirits.

In this surprising, fascinating and sometimes very funny collection, Jim Eames brings together the great forgotten and untold tales of Australian aviation. There are the stories of the Catalina flying boats that were Australia's only aviation link to the UK during World War II and that of Qantas' record-breaking non-stop flight across the world. And what of the long-forgotten hijacks and the dramas of the Darwin airlifts after Cyclone Tracy?

Entertaining, nostalgic and very readable, the stories Jim tells will certainly make you want to take to the skies.


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Publisher: Allen & Unwin

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781743433447
  • Release date: February 1, 2014

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781743433447
  • File size: 2499 KB
  • Release date: February 1, 2014

PDF ebook

  • ISBN: 9781743433447
  • File size: 34035 KB
  • Release date: February 1, 2014

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OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
PDF ebook

Languages

English

So how do you test drive a Jumbo? And why did a civil aviation director once taxi a plane down Perth's main street to attend a ball?

From the ridiculous to the downright dangerous, the story of Australian aviation is full of tales of adventure and nation building. It is also a story about tragedy and eccentric characters with wild larrikin spirits.

In this surprising, fascinating and sometimes very funny collection, Jim Eames brings together the great forgotten and untold tales of Australian aviation. There are the stories of the Catalina flying boats that were Australia's only aviation link to the UK during World War II and that of Qantas' record-breaking non-stop flight across the world. And what of the long-forgotten hijacks and the dramas of the Darwin airlifts after Cyclone Tracy?

Entertaining, nostalgic and very readable, the stories Jim tells will certainly make you want to take to the skies.


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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Allen & Unwin

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781743433447
    Release date: February 1, 2014

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781743433447
    File size: 2499 KB
    Release date: February 1, 2014

    PDF ebook
    ISBN: 9781743433447
    File size: 34035 KB
    Release date: February 1, 2014

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    PDF ebook
  • Languages
    English