Vanished : planes that disappear
McLeod, Chris2015
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From Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra to the MH370 Boeing 777, at least 100 planes, and the people in them, have disappeared from the skies. Here are some of the most curious - and mostly unresolved - disappearances in 100 years of flight.
Main title:
Vanished : planes that disappear / by Chris McLeod
Author:
Imprint:
Melbourne Victoria Wilkinson Publishing 2015
Collation:
128 pages illustrations (some colour) maps
Series title:
Notes:
On cover: MH3701 &QZ8501. Amelia &Amy. Mishaps, missiles, hijacks &terror
Contents:
Vanished: Malaysian disasters -- Good night Malaysian three seven zero -- What goes up must come down -- Black boxes aren't black -- Suspicion and theories -- Amelia Earhart - missed by a few miles -- A century of mystery -- Fame and infamy - Amy Johnson, 1941 -- TWA Flight 800, 1996 -- Itavia Flight 870, 1980 -- The princess and the Saint Raphael, 1927 -- Smithy and Ulm, 1934 and 1935 -- D.B. Cooper, 1971 -- Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, 1972 -- Adam Air Flight 574, 2007 -- Air France Flight 447, 2009 -- Stranger than fiction: The ghosts of Flight 401 -- The work of the devil -- Lost avengers -- Visited by aliens -- Mysterious message -- Flying into a storm - Flight QZ 8501 -- Shot down - 857 killed in 3 hits -- MH Flight 17 -- KAL Flight 007, 1982 -- Iran Air Flight 655, 1988 -- Terror in the skies - Pam Am Flight 103 -- 9/11 -- The way ahead
ISBN:
9781922178978 (paperback)
Dewey class:
363.124 VAN
Local class:
363.124
Language:
English
BRN:
95337
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 363.124 VAN | Available |
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 363.124 VAN | Available |