Aircraft Down: Forced Landings, Crash Landings & Rescues

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Автор: Andrew Dow

Название: Aircraft Down: Forced Landings, Crash Landings & Rescues

Издательство: Pen and Sword Aviation

Серия: Images of War

ISBN: 1844152405

Год: 2005

Формат: EPUB

Страниц: 240

Размер: 3 Mb

Язык: English

When a pilot experiences a sudden loud bang or sudden total silence, he is often faced with the stark choice of the parachute or attempting to get the aircraft down to earth in as few pieces as possible. This book describes twenty-three remarkable and true instances when, for a variety of reasons, all seems lost - but life was not. These life-threatening incidents range through the history of powered flight and all over the globe from Arctic waste to desert sand and from English hillside to coral reef. Within the narrative are moments of humor, despair and utter joy. The author has gleaned his information from a myriad of sources and many personal accounts. For those who love to read of the human spirit and its determination to survive against all odds - this book makes splendid reading.