Wings Across the Pacific

by Terry Gwynn-Jones

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780887407437
Publisher:	Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	01/15/1997
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)