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Ever since the caveman gazed longingly at
the winged creatures above him, mankind has been enamored with the
idea of flightof just taking off and soaring away. Steven A. Ruffin
celebrates that spirit, that sense of wonder, with Aviations Most
WantedTM: The Top 10 Book of Winged Wonders, Lucky Landings, and
Other Aerial Oddities. With dozens of top-ten lists focusing on
notable flights, memorable planes, famous and infamous aviators,
aircraft combat, air traveleven space traveland so much more,
Ruffin provides a treasure trove of fun facts and amazing anecdotes
celebrating the worlds love affair with flight, plus the hurt that
accompanies any deep love. Will Rogers died in a plane crash near
Point Barrow, Alaska, with aviation legend Wiley Post at the
controls. Rogers was writing an article at the time of the crash;
eerily, the last word he typed was death. Isoroku Yamamoto, who
masterminded the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, met his fate in
similarly sneaky fashion. U.S. forces intercepted and decoded
information on Yamamotos travel plans and Pearl Harbored his plane,
shooting it down into the island jungle of Bougainville. The safest
seat in a crash depends on if you crash on takeoff or on landingso
flip a coin! Youll read about the first and worst of flight, aces
and races, and everything from crimes, sex, and controversy to
planes so fast they can outrun the sun. With Aviations Most Wanted
youll get the history of flight from the early balloon adventures
of the eighteenth century until the present, laid out with trivia
and tales to amuse and amaze! |
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| ISBN-10: 1574886746 ISBN-13: 9781574886740 |
Unknown Format - August 2005 |
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