Sundowner of the Skies: The Story of Oscar Garden, the Forgotten Aviator by Mary Garden

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges.

In the early morning of 16 October 1930, Oscar Garden taxied his tiny open-cockpit Gipsy Moth across London's Croydon aerodrome and, with a wave of his hand to the only person there to farewell him, took off. He had carpet slippers on his feet and a packet of sandwiches on his lap. He planned to fly to Australia, which was sheer madness as he only had a mere 39 flying hours under his belt. Miraculously, he survived despite several forced landings. (publisher blurb)