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 was an American writer, actor, broadcaster, and traveler, best remembered for publicising 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,