Fords and Flying Machines: The Diary of Jack McLaren, Longreach 1919-1921: My Australian Story

Beschreibung

Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Faint mark on top foredge. Interior and binding are still excellent. Jack McLaren accompanies Hudson Fysh and Paul McGuiness on their historic 2,170-kilometre trek from Longreach, Queensland to Katherine in the Northern Territory. They are surveying the country for a suitable landing field for what they hope will be an England-to-Australia flight. Travelling overland in a model T Ford, the trio leave petrol at places where they expect the plane to land, and endure sand storms, boggings, breakdowns, forty-one punctures, three bent axles, and a 112-kilometre walk for help. It is on this journey that Fysh and McGuiness conceive of Australia's first air service.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers TBM9781741699074C4

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Bibliografische Details

Titel

Fords and Flying Machines: The Diary of Jack McLaren, Longreach 1919-1921: My Australian Story

Verlag

Scholastic Australia, Lindfield NSW

Erscheinungsjahr

2007

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN-10

1865045624

ISBN-13

9781865045627

Einband

Soft cover

Auflage

1st Edition

Druck

2nd Printing

Zustand

Good

Abmessungen

19,7B x 13 H x 2 T Zentimeter Breite: 19,7 cm, Höhe: 13 cm, Tiefe: 2 cm

Gewicht

0,26 Kilogramm

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