The turtle and the dreamboat : the Cold War flights that forever changed the course of global aviation / / Jim Leeke
| The turtle and the dreamboat : the Cold War flights that forever changed the course of global aviation / / Jim Leeke |
| Autore | Leeke Jim <1949-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lincoln, Nebraska : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 pages) |
| Disciplina | 358.400973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Aeronautics - United States - Flights - History - 20th century
Naval aviation - United States - History - 20th century Aeronautics, Military - United States - History - 20th century |
| ISBN | 1-64012-520-5 |
| Classificazione | HIS027140HIS036060 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795641303321 |
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| Lincoln, Nebraska : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2022] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The turtle and the dreamboat : the Cold War flights that forever changed the course of global aviation / / Jim Leeke
| The turtle and the dreamboat : the Cold War flights that forever changed the course of global aviation / / Jim Leeke |
| Autore | Leeke Jim <1949-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lincoln, Nebraska : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 pages) |
| Disciplina | 358.400973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Aeronautics - United States - Flights - History - 20th century
Naval aviation - United States - History - 20th century Aeronautics, Military - United States - History - 20th century |
| ISBN | 1-64012-520-5 |
| Classificazione | HIS027140HIS036060 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822888403321 |
Leeke Jim <1949->
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| Lincoln, Nebraska : , : University of Nebraska Press, , [2022] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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