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Leeke Jim <1949-> |
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Titolo |
The turtle and the dreamboat : the Cold War flights that forever changed the course of global aviation / / Jim Leeke |
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Lincoln, Nebraska : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2022] |
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©2022 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (271 pages) |
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Soggetti |
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Aeronautics - United States - Flights - History - 20th century |
Naval aviation - United States - History - 20th century |
Aeronautics, Military - United States - History - 20th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-229) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- 1. The Great Circle -- 2. Unification -- 3. Cross Country -- 4. Neptune -- 5. Superfortress -- 6. Distances -- 7. Honolulu -- 8. Perth -- 9. Gremlins -- 10. Navigators -- 11. JATO -- 12. The Pacific -- 13. Landfall -- 14. The Pole -- 15. Downhill -- 16. Blue Skies -- 17. Commercial Air -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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"This is the first detailed account of the historic race for long-distance flight records between the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy after World War II"-- |
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