Freedom Flight
A True Account of the Cold War's Greatest Escape
Nonfiction, History, Military, Aviation, Modern, 20th Century
| Author: | Frank Iszak | ISBN: | 9781630478278 |
| Publisher: | Morgan James Publishing | Publication: | February 23, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Morgan James Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Frank Iszak |
| ISBN: | 9781630478278 |
| Publisher: | Morgan James Publishing |
| Publication: | February 23, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Morgan James Publishing |
| Language: | English |
A riveting account of a daring escape from Communist Hungary in a twin-engine plane: “I couldn’t put it down” —San Diego Union-Tribune.
On the rainy afternoon of Friday, July 13, 1956, seven desperate young people boarded a twin engine DC-3 in the People’s Republic of Hungary, with the intention of diverting it to West Germany. They had no weapons, no map, and no idea whether the plane carried enough fuel to get them there. They would have to brave the gun of the security officer on board, the wild maneuvers of the pilot, the Russian MiG fighters in hot pursuit, and a harrowing flight over the stormy Alps, without navigation. Failure would mean certain death.
And a spectacular escape from tyranny was born . . .
A riveting account of a daring escape from Communist Hungary in a twin-engine plane: “I couldn’t put it down” —San Diego Union-Tribune.
On the rainy afternoon of Friday, July 13, 1956, seven desperate young people boarded a twin engine DC-3 in the People’s Republic of Hungary, with the intention of diverting it to West Germany. They had no weapons, no map, and no idea whether the plane carried enough fuel to get them there. They would have to brave the gun of the security officer on board, the wild maneuvers of the pilot, the Russian MiG fighters in hot pursuit, and a harrowing flight over the stormy Alps, without navigation. Failure would mean certain death.
And a spectacular escape from tyranny was born . . .
