Historic Aircraft Wrecks of Los Angeles County (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781626195837)

A century of aviation research and military flights over Los Angeles County has left the San Gabriel Mountains, Mojave Desert and the near-shore Pacific Ocean strewn with more than 1,500 aircraft crash sites. Barnstormers and test pilots too often made unexpected final landings. Accidents occurred on a nearly daily basis during World War II training maneuvers. Private planes, a sign of 1950s prosperity, also met tragic ends. These epic incidents include the 1971 tragedy of Flight 706 in which an airliner collided with a marine fighter jet above Mount Bliss, killing fifty people. Renowned aircraft crash search specialist G. Pat Macha recounts dozens of sorrowful, triumphant and surprising true stories of those who lived through these ordeals while offering touching tributes to those who did not.

Author: G. Pat Macha
ISBN-10: 1626195838
ISBN-13: 9781626195837
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 11/18/2014
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d