China clipper: the age of the great flying boats
Auteur :
Gandt, Robert
Éditeur :
Naval Institute Press
ISBN :
9781682479360
Date de publication :
2 nov. 2023
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
When the China Clipper shattered aviation records on its maiden six-day flight from California to the Orient in 1935, the flying boat became an instant celebrity. This lively history by Robert Gandt traces the development of the great flying boats as both a triumph of technology and a stirring human drama.