Famous First Flights That Changed History: Sixteen Dramatic Adventures

by Lowell Thomas, Buzz Aldrin (Foreword)

Sixteen dramatic and historic adventures that opened aviation frontiers. Here are Bleriot, Byrd, Doolittle, Alcock and Brown, and the others; plus the 1965 round-the-world flight over both poles!

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Aviation

340 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2004

About the author

Lowell Jackson Thomas (April 06, 1892 - August 29, 1981) was an American writer, actor, broadcaster, and traveler, best remembered for publicizing T. E. Lawrence. He was also involved in promoting the Cinerama widescreen system.

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[James Maxwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

The last book my Grandpa was reading before he passed. I like to read a little at a time,