Taking to the Skies: Daredevils, Heroes and Hijackings, Great Australian Flying Stories by Jim Eames

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has stamped inside page.

In this surprising, fascinating and sometimes very funny collection, Jim Eames brings together the great forgotten and untold tales of Australian aviation.

There are the stories of the Catalina flying boats that were Australia's only aviation link to the UK during World War II and that of Qantas' record-breaking non-stop flight across the world. And what of the long-forgotten hijacks and the dramas of the Darwin airlifts after Cyclone Tracy? (back cover)