Yesterday We Were in America : Alcock and Brown, First to Fly the Atlantic Non-Stop
Brendan Lynch
ISBN 10: 0750990007 ISBN 13: 9780750990004
Verlag: History Press Feb 2019, 2019
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Neuware - A daring flight into history: the incredible story of Alcock and Brown's transatlantic journey.In 1919, just after World War I, John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown braved the Atlantic in an open-cockpit Vickers Vimy. Battling snow, ice, and relentless cloud cover, they flew for sixteen hours with a broken wireless and damaged exhaust. This is more than a story of flight; it's a testament to courage, perseverance, and British ingenuity.Yesterday We Were in America recounts their journey, highlighting the challenges of early aviation and the impact of their flight on a world seeking hope. Discover the unsung heroes who conquered the Atlantic and paved the way for modern air travel. Perfect for readers of aviation history and tales of extraordinary adventure. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780750990004
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Alcock and Brown s first non-stop 1919 Atlantic flight was arguably the most significant aviation feat after the Wright Brothers 1904 flights. The first crossing of an ocean, the longest distance ever flown by man, it was a triumph of navigation, flying skill and rare courage. Mancunians Alcock and Brown survived continuous cloud, snow and ice and a near-fatal stall in their open-cockpit Vickers Vimy, as well as a deafening damaged exhaust and non-functioning wireless. With no modern aids and depending solely on dead reckoning, they landed in Derrygimla, Galway, only 20 miles north of their target destination, having covered 1,880 miles in their 16-hour marathon from Newfoundland to Ireland, the longest distance flown by man.
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Old enough to have met Brendan Behan, Norman Mailer and Bertrand Russell, Brendan Lynch is a former racing cyclist and driver. He is a member of the Irish Writers Union, PEN and the Guild of Motoring Writers. A follower of pacifist philosopher Russell, he spent a month in Brixton prison for anti-nuclear weapon activities. He has reported and contributed motorsport features to media ranging from The Times, Observer and Daily Mail to the Irish Times, The European and overseas periodicals.
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Titel: Yesterday We Were in America : Alcock and ...
Verlag: History Press Feb 2019
Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
Einband: Taschenbuch
Zustand: Neu