Adventures in the air

• Main Author: Wallace, Archer, 1884-1958
• Other Authors: Deer, Norman (illustrator);
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Ryerson Press 1932
• Subjects: Aeronautics > History > Juvenile literature; Aeronautics > Flights > Juvenile literature; Newfoundland studies; North Pole
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns2/id/187629

Adventures In the Air The first important balloon ascents -- The first balloon to carry a person -- The first aerial traveller in Britain -- The first flier to cross the English Channel -- The first flight in a heavier-than-air machine -- The first aviator to cross the English Channel -- And exciting race with a thrilling finish -- A daring attempt to fly over the Atlantic -- The first non-stop flight across the Atlantic -- A daring airman flies over Africa -- The first flight from England to Australia -- The first airman to fly over the north pole -- The man who visited the earth's two poles -- The first flier to cross the Atlantic alone -- More adventures in the air -- The first man to fly around the world