Book by Gandt Robert
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The China Clipper was the first of three Martin M-130 four engine flying boats and shattered aviation records on its maiden six-day flight from California to the Orient in 1935; the flying boat became an instant celebrity. This lively history by Robert Gandt traces the development of the great flying boats as both a triumph of technology and a stirring human drama. He examines the political, military, and economic forces that drove its development and explains the aeronautical advances that made the aircraft possible. To fully document the story he includes interviews with flying boat pioneers and a dynamic collection of photographs, charts, and cutaway illustrations. The China Clipper remained in service until January 8, 1945, when it was destroyed in a crash in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Sixteen passengers and nine crew members were killed. About the Author Robert Gandt is a former naval officer, international airline captain, and air show performer. A resident of Port Orange, FL., he is the author of thirteen books, including Bogeys and Bandits.
ROBERT GANDT is a former naval officer and aviator, international airline pilot, screenwriter, and a military and aviation historian. He is the author of six novels and seven non-fiction books, including Bogeys and Bandits, the definitive work on modern naval aviation, which was adapted for the television series Pensacola: Wings of Gold. He and his wife Anne live in the Spruce Creek Fly-In in Daytona Beach, Florida. You may visit his web site at www.Gandt.com.
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paperback. Gandt, Robert : China Clipper: The Age of the Great Flying Boats. Annapolis : Naval Institute Press, 2010. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy pictorial color wrappers. Xiv pp prelim material, 214 numbered pp, plus four w/o nos; 32 unpaginated pp b&w photos to center. Preface, 26 chapters, line drawing schematics of 14 models of flying boat, 1:300 scale, charts, notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: light wear to covers, former owner's name in pen to half-title, with return address label; else no notes or markings. Wonderful photos and drawings. We personally inspect every book we offer. Nº de ref. del artículo: 221202004
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