Wings Across the Pacific (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780887407437)

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.

Author: Terry Gwynn-Jones
ISBN-10: 0887407439
ISBN-13: 9780887407437
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Language: English
Published: 01/15/1997
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.00lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.90d