Historic Air Desasters,

Launay, André

Published by Ian Allan Ltd, Shepperton, Surrey (UK), 1967

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Contents: - Introduction - A Brief History of Flying - The First Victims - The First Desasters - The Comets - Take-Off - En Route - Landing - Collision in the Air - Sabotage - The Famous Die as Well - The Widow Maker - Safety - Statistics - Biography - Index - - Even with only one mishap of each type to describe, a volume on aircraft accidents would be many times larger than this book. The author has therefore necessarily had to restrict his choice to the most famous accidents, but some lesser known are also included to give a balance. The full range is covered, from Pilatre de Rozier's balloon bursting into flames on the Channel crossing in 1785 to the recent Ljubljana holiday crash. - No torch is carried for any air-lines, but air travel is not depre-cated on safety grounds: the reader must decide for himself how safe air travel is from the story of strange and unaccountable accidents, Sabotage, instrument failures, weather and human error - and compare with the millions of miles passengers have flown in complete safety. 171 p. photos. Seller Inventory # 22507

Bibliographic Details

Title: Historic Air Desasters,

Publisher: Ian Allan Ltd, Shepperton, Surrey (UK)

Publication Date: 1967

Binding: Hardcover with dust jacket

Condition: good condition