Winging It!
Jack Jefford, Pioneer Alaskan Aviator
Jack Jefford shares stories of his gripping rescues, white-knuckle crackups, and wild adventures that come from flying the not always friendly skies of Alaska. Arriving in the Territory of Alaska in 1937, he started flying from the gold rush town of Nome for Hans Mirow. Jack's stories are some of the most fascinating and interesting to come out of Alaska. At the urging of his daughter, this great, early Alaska pilot decided to share these incredible flying stories with all aviation fans the world over
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-88240-867-5
- EAN: 9780882408675
- Produktnummer: 20536767
- Verlag: West Margin Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 320 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'307 KB
- Auflage: 2. Auflage
- Sonstiges: Ab 12 J.
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Jack Jefford was one of the pioneers in the early years of Alaskan aviation. He as sometimes called Father of the Airways due to his job as chief pilot for the CAA (later the FAA) in Alaska from 1940 to 1972. He was a wonderful story teller based on his flying adventures which were recorded on reel to reel tapes by his daughter.
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