The last of the Bush Pilots
The flyers who matched their skills against the challenge of the Arctic
Helmericks, Harmon
Bantam Air & Space Series 1
This book was first published in 1969
The twentieth Century has bred a new race of men - men who fly - men who have developed an astonishing range of skills and daring to match the astounding pace of technological development that has come from the Wright brothers' 30-mile-an-hour 350-foot flight to landing an astronaut on the moon.
After World War II the greatest challenge for any civilian pilot lay in the far North, flying missions that taxed the best of their piloting skills and courage. They learned to navigate their little planes under icy conditions of murderous white-fog, mountainous terrain and horrendous weather. Whatever else the Arctic demanded of them, the first commandment of staying alive was that they know how to fly.
This is the thrilling story of one such pilot.
Softcover
351 Seiten / pages
some illustrations
very good condition
New York - Toronto - London - Sydney - Auckland - 1990 - Bantam Books
Art.Nr. 20694