Taking to the Skies

Daredevils, heroes and hijackings, great Australian flying stories

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Aviation, History, Australia & Oceania
Cover of the book Taking to the Skies by Jim Eames, Allen & Unwin
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jim Eames ISBN: 9781743433447
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Publication: January 2, 2014
Imprint: Allen & Unwin Language: English
Author: Jim Eames
ISBN: 9781743433447
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication: January 2, 2014
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Language: English

So how do you test drive a Jumbo? And why did a future civil aviation director once taxi a plane down Perth's main street to attend a ball?

From the ridiculous to the downright dangerous, the story of Australian aviation is full of tales of adventure and nation building. It is also a story about tragedy and eccentric characters with wild larrikin spirits.

In this surprising, fascinating and sometimes very funny collection, Jim Eames brings together the great forgotten and untold tales of Australian aviation. There are the stories of the Catalina flying boats that were Australia's only aviation link to the UK during World War II and that of Qantas' record-breaking non-stop flight across the world. And what of the long- forgotten hijacks and the dramas of the Darwin airlifts after Cyclone Tracy?

Entertaining, nostalgic and very readable, the stories Jim tells will certainly make you want to take to the skies.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

So how do you test drive a Jumbo? And why did a future civil aviation director once taxi a plane down Perth's main street to attend a ball?

From the ridiculous to the downright dangerous, the story of Australian aviation is full of tales of adventure and nation building. It is also a story about tragedy and eccentric characters with wild larrikin spirits.

In this surprising, fascinating and sometimes very funny collection, Jim Eames brings together the great forgotten and untold tales of Australian aviation. There are the stories of the Catalina flying boats that were Australia's only aviation link to the UK during World War II and that of Qantas' record-breaking non-stop flight across the world. And what of the long- forgotten hijacks and the dramas of the Darwin airlifts after Cyclone Tracy?

Entertaining, nostalgic and very readable, the stories Jim tells will certainly make you want to take to the skies.

More books from Allen & Unwin

Cover of the book The Men Who Persevered by Jim Eames
Cover of the book Hotaka: Through My Eyes - Natural Disaster Zones by Jim Eames
Cover of the book The Twentieth Man by Jim Eames
Cover of the book Dogs at War by Jim Eames
Cover of the book Gezani and the Tricky Baboon by Jim Eames
Cover of the book Curriculum Development and Design by Jim Eames
Cover of the book Scarlett and the Scratchy Moon by Jim Eames
Cover of the book The Little Company by Jim Eames
Cover of the book A Short History of Indonesia by Jim Eames
Cover of the book My Other World by Jim Eames
Cover of the book It's True! Fashion can be fatal (9) by Jim Eames
Cover of the book Horrible Harriet's Inheritance by Jim Eames
Cover of the book No Front Line by Jim Eames
Cover of the book Sweet Studio by Jim Eames
Cover of the book This is the Grass by Jim Eames
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy