Heroic Flights: The First 100 Years of Aviation

by John Frayn Turner

A century after the Wright Brothers first took to the air, the author records those moments of aviation history that stand out from all the others for their pioneering bravery or gallantry in the face of the enemy. A fascinating potpourri embracing the whole story of aviation from those first faltering flights, through the conquest of the world by flight, the drama of war in the air, right up to the present day and the four ill-fated flights of September...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0850529700
• ISBN13: 9780850529708
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Leo Cooper
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"