The Mammoth Book of Air Disasters and Near Misses

The Mammoth Book of Air Disasters and Near Misses
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Publisher : Hachette UK
Total Pages : 544
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ISBN-10 : 9781780338293
ISBN-13 : 1780338295
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Book Synopsis The Mammoth Book of Air Disasters and Near Misses by : Paul Simpson

Download or read book The Mammoth Book of Air Disasters and Near Misses written by Paul Simpson and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2014-10-16 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An incredible 30,000 flights – at least – arrive safely at their destinations every day. But a handful don’t, while some come terrifyingly close to crashing. When even the smallest thing does go wrong at 35,000 feet, the result is nearly always a fast-unfolding tragedy. This extensive collection of compelling real-life accounts of air disasters and near-disasters provides a sobering, alternative history of the just over 105 years that passengers have been travelling by air, from the very earliest fatality to recent calamities. But there are incredible stories of heroism against the odds, too, such as that of Captain Chesley Sullenberger who successfully landed his aircraft with both engines gone on the Hudson River in New York, saving the lives of everyone aboard, and of the American Airlines crew who prevented terrorist Richard Reid from exploding a bomb hidden in his shoe three months after 9/11. The book also details the often ingenious, always painstaking work done by air-accident investigators, while a glossary helps to clarify the occasional, inevitable bits of jargon.


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