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Mayday!

Paperback • 2015 • 1. edition

Mayday!

By David Darling

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About the book

In a world without aircraft, to believe flight might be possible required a certain kind of character. You had to be starry-eyed, a possessor of practical ingenuity, nerves of steel and a level of sanity that would be best described as deficient.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 d...Show more

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ISBN

9781780744094

Publisher

Oneworld Publications

Published year

2015

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1

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Mayday!

Format

Paperback

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