- ONEWorld Publications
Mayday!: A History of Flight Through Its Martyrs, Oddballs, and Daredevils
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- David Darling
- ONEWorld Publications
- Paperback
- 9781780744094
- 7.7 X 5 X 0.7 inches
- 0.5 pounds
- Transportation > Aviation - History
- English
Book Description
In Mayday!, David Darling tells the stories of the unconventional aviators across history who have been willing to risk all to further their craft. Meet Sophie Blanchard, a balloonist of nervous disposition whom Napoleon charged with organizing balloon displays at all major ceremonies in France. Then there's the daredevil stuntman Lincoln Beachey, the dogfighter aces of WWI, the man who performed the dance of death - switching planes in mid-air, the real X-Men who flew at the edge of space, and the BASE jumpers who want to fly without wings. The cast are eccentric, reckless and extraordinary, and Mayday! is made up of their riveting tales, bizarre contraptions, magnificent achievements and, sometimes, startling folly.
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