Race the Atlantic wind : the flight of Alcock and Brown
McGann, Oisín2019
Books, Manuscripts
In the spring of 1919, after the end of the First World War, teams of pilots and navigators begin to gather on the North American island of Newfoundland. They are attempting what many believe to be impossible - to fly non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean. Equipped with machines made mostly from wood, fabric and wire, they intend to fly the 1800 miles to Ireland, in the face of the merciless North Atlantic weather. John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown are late to arrive. Competing against some of Europe's most famous pilots, these two British war veterans are considered rank outsiders. Contains death and some wartime descriptions including death and violence.
Main title:
Race the Atlantic wind : the flight of Alcock and Brown / Oisín McGann.
Author:
McGann, Oisín, author
Imprint:
Dublin : The O'Brien Press, 2019.
Collation:
270 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm
Audience:
Juvenile.pyu; syl
ISBN:
9781788491013 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92F
Local class:
JFFICX
Language:
English
Subject:
Alcock, John, Sir, 1892-1919 -- Juvenile fictionBrown, Arthur Whitten, Sir, 1886-1948 -- Juvenile fictionTransatlantic flights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fictionNewfoundland and Labrador -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fictionHistorical fictionChildren's storiesFiction 9+Historical
Index terms:
AviationFlightPast eventsStoriesNewfoundland
BRN:
2480545