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The Big Hop
- The First Non-stop Flight Across the Atlantic and Into the Future
Engelsk
Bogcover for The Big Hop af David Rooney, 9781784745080
Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
336
ISBN-13:
9781784745080
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1784745081
Udg. Dato:
12 jun 2025
Længde:
32mm
Bredde:
242mm
Højde:
162mm
Forlag:
Vintage Publishing
Oplagsdato:
12 jun 2025
Forfatter(e):
Hardback
Format:

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A non-stop flight across the Atlantic might seem routine today. But it is only possible because of those who went first.

''Capturing not only the perils faced by the intrepid airmen who attempted the flight, but also their humanity'' JOHN LANCASTER, author of The Great Air Race

Newfoundland, 1919. Buffeted by winds, an unwieldy aircraft struggled to take to the air. Cramped side by side in its open cockpit were two men, freezing cold, but resolute. They had a dream: to be the first in human history to fly, non-stop, across the Atlantic Ocean. But there were three other teams competing against them . . .

The young aviators who would get off the ground had already defied death many times during World War One. David Rooney’s evocative and deeply researched account shows how it was their thrilling wartime experiences that ultimately led them to the ‘Big Hop’, and brought old friends together for one more daring adventure.

These Atlantic pioneers weren’t scientists or upper-class officers. They were ordinary men, risking their lives in the name of progress, who ultimately ushered in the age of global connection in which we live now.

''Fabulous ... Works on every level, balancing technological know-how with superb characterisation’ JACKY HYAMS, author of Hurricane: The Plane that Won the War










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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
336
ISBN-13:
9781784745080
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1784745081
Udg. Dato:
12 jun 2025
Længde:
32mm
Bredde:
242mm
Højde:
162mm
Forlag:
Vintage Publishing
Oplagsdato:
12 jun 2025
Forfatter(e):
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