They Flew The Atlantic

They Flew The Atlantic Author's preface -- First attempt by air -- Read, Alcock and Brown, and the R-34 -- The battle for the south Atlantic -- Nungesser and Coli -- Charles A. Lindbergh -- Chamberlin and Levine -- Commander Richard Byrd -- Atlantic tragedy again -- Touch and go for the Bremen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: La Croix, Robert de, author
Other Authors: FitzGerald, Edward, 1809-1883, translator
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: W.W. Norton & Company Inc 1959
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns2/id/115943
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Summary:They Flew The Atlantic Author's preface -- First attempt by air -- Read, Alcock and Brown, and the R-34 -- The battle for the south Atlantic -- Nungesser and Coli -- Charles A. Lindbergh -- Chamberlin and Levine -- Commander Richard Byrd -- Atlantic tragedy again -- Touch and go for the Bremen -- Jean Mernoz and the southern route -- An unforeseen danger -- Paris to New York at last! -- Amelia Earhart -- A record in survival -- The final operations -- Ultimate victory Includes references to Newfoundland