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Autore |
Spicer Chrystopher J. |
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The flying adventures of Jessie Keith "Chubbie" Miller : the Southern hemisphere's first international aviatrix / / Chrystopher J. Spicer |
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Jefferson, North Carolina : , : McFarland & Company, Incorporated, Publishers, , [2017] |
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©2017 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (293 pages) |
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Soggetti |
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Women air pilots - Australia |
Women in aeronautics - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Under the Southern cross -- Into the air -- So close, so far away -- Australia fair -- Burning bridges -- The powder puff derby -- Flying the Ford tour -- Lost in the Bermuda triangle -- Hard times down South -- An awful thing has happened -- England, my England. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Pioneer aviatrix Jessie "Chubbie" Miller made a significant contribution to aviation history. The first woman to fly from England to Australia, she was the first to fly more than 8000 miles, to cross the equator in the air and to traverse the Australian continent north to south"-- |
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