Mayday! : a history of flight through its martyrs, oddballs and daredevils
Darling, David J.2015
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The wonder of flight has long captured the human imagination. In this beguiling history - ranging from the first aircraft to astronauts and beyond - David Darling tells the stories of the true life adventurers whose wonder has translated into bizarre contraptions, magnificent achievements and, sometimes, startling folly.
Main title:
Author:
Darling, David J., author
Imprint:
London : Oneworld, 2015.
Collation:
xvi, 195 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: as The rocket man and other extraordinary characters in the history of flight. 2013.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781780744094 (pbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
498259