LEADER 02316nam 2200493 450 001 9910822888403321 005 20221109202358.0 010 $a1-64012-520-5 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6940770 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6940770 035 $a(CKB)21435592200041 035 $a(OCoLC)1308792866 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_97836 035 $a(EXLCZ)9921435592200041 100 $a20221109d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe turtle and the dreamboat $ethe Cold War flights that forever changed the course of global aviation /$fJim Leeke 210 1$aLincoln, Nebraska :$cUniversity of Nebraska Press,$d[2022] 210 4$dİ2022 215 $a1 online resource (271 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Leeke, Jim The Turtle and the Dreamboat Lincoln : Potomac Books,c2022 9781640124134 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [223]-229) and index. 327 $aCover -- 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. 330 $a"This is the first detailed account of the historic race for long-distance flight records between the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy after World War II"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aAeronautics$zUnited States$xFlights$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aNaval aviation$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAeronautics, Military$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 615 0$aAeronautics$xFlights$xHistory 615 0$aNaval aviation$xHistory 615 0$aAeronautics, Military$xHistory 676 $a358.400973 686 $aHIS027140$aHIS036060$2bisacsh 700 $aLeeke$b Jim$f1949-$01612703 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822888403321 996 $aThe turtle and the dreamboat$94119959 997 $aUNINA