Wings Across the Tasman (Hard Cover)

Stock Code:
BAC2582
Price:
$30.00

Description

Wings Across the Tasman 1929 - 1953. The Tasman Sea lies between Australia and New Zealand. This 1200-mile span of lonely water, subject to viciously unpredictable weather, is the setting for the stories in this volume. In January, 1928, the first men who tried to fly the Tasman died in the attempt. They were forced into the sea, in circumstances which will never now be known, when probably from 300 to 500 miles from their goal. Later that same year two of the world's finest aviators, Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm. with two companions, did fly the Tasman. Their plane the Southern Cross, circled Wellington on the morning of September 11 1928, and then flew south to land in Christchurch. The dust jacket is in a poor condition (now protected by Mylar cover) and the inside free end page has been removed but the book remains in a tidy condition.

Details

  • Author:
    Jillett, Leslie
  • Book Condition:
    Good Plus
  • Publisher:
    A. H. & A. W. Reed
  • Edition:
    First
  • Jacket Condition:
    Fair
  • Binding:
    Hard Cover
  • Location:
    Y2
  • Size:
    8vo
  • Pages:
    199
  • Publish Date:
    1953
Stock Level:
1 In Stock
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