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New York to Buenos Aires in 16 Days: The Daring Adventure of a Young Family’s Intercontinental Flight in a Single-Engine Plane
In 1956, Robert and Meryl Wells followed their dream to fly a small, single-engine Cessna from New York to their home in Buenos Aires, a distance of about ten thousand miles. With their children, three-year-old Susie and six-month-old Bobby, the intrepid couple set off on an unforgettable, intercontinental journey that took them over oceans, jungles, deserts, and the magnificent Andes mountains. The adventure included a night in the Colombian jungle with a drug cartel, emergency landings in the middle of nowhere, the unexpected generosity of the Peruvian military, threading the needle between two large ships off the coast of Chile, and flying blind through wing-bending turbulence around the mighty Aconcagua. They arrived in Buenos Aires after sixteen days of flying, becoming the first known family to make the epic journey in a single-engine airplane.
161 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 17, 2021
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About the author
Robert Wells
139 booksUK writer, born Frank Charles Robert Wells on 31 January 1929 in London, that began publishing Science Fiction with "The Machine that was Lovely" for the Observer in 1954.
Other works:
* The Parasaurians (1969);
* Candle in the Sun (1971);
* Right-Handed Wilderness (1973) and
* The Spacejacks (1975).
Other works:
* The Parasaurians (1969);
* Candle in the Sun (1971);
* Right-Handed Wilderness (1973) and
* The Spacejacks (1975).
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June 18, 2021
What a fun adventure!
At times both harrowing and educational, Robert Well's avionic history through time and South America is captivating and charming. He and his family were certainly faith-filled pioneers in the sky. What an engaging set of stories!
At times both harrowing and educational, Robert Well's avionic history through time and South America is captivating and charming. He and his family were certainly faith-filled pioneers in the sky. What an engaging set of stories!
February 13, 2021
Such a fun read. I’ve read many non-fiction adventure books, but this one takes the cake with having the whole young family along! I would definitely recommend it.
February 2, 2021
“Indiana” Bob!
What an exciting life flying in the wilds of South America. His experiences and quest for adventure has made for a great, easy read and left me with the desire to buy an airplane and take off!
What an exciting life flying in the wilds of South America. His experiences and quest for adventure has made for a great, easy read and left me with the desire to buy an airplane and take off!
October 8, 2021
What an adventurous, crazy story! Couldn't put it down.
June 24, 2021
At times both harrowing and educational, Robert Well's avionic history through time and South America is captivating and charming. He and his family were certainly faith-filled pioneers in the sky. What an engaging set of stories!
August 4, 2021
Flying South America is crazy
This is a short but true account of how you manage getting through Central and South American countries. This is so real as I have tried to travel in these countries. I wish I had had a badge saying I was a diputado. That certainly helped. These are adventurous people.
This is a short but true account of how you manage getting through Central and South American countries. This is so real as I have tried to travel in these countries. I wish I had had a badge saying I was a diputado. That certainly helped. These are adventurous people.
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