MID-AIR: Accident Reports and Voice Transcripts from Military and Airline Mid-Air Collisions

by Marion F. Sturkey, Heritage Press International (Editor)

In both military and civil aviation the ultimate nightmare is a mid-air collision. MID-AIR offers readers brutally authentic accounts of collisions involving military aircraft and civil transports. Each chapter is a window through which readers re-live the aerial crisis, the voice transcript (where available), the collision, the subsequent investigation, and the often-elusive Probable Cause. The author is a former military and commercial pilot, and this project is among his 13 books. He eliminates the fog of aviation techno-jargon and explains each accident in easy-to-understand layman's terms. We chart our future by relying upon lessons from our past. MID-AIR is an eloquent and timeless journey into aviation history. It is a truly priceless resource for all Aviation Enthusiasts and Aviation Professionals.

477 pages, Perfect Paperback

First published January 10, 2008