First World Flight: The Odyssey of Billy Mitchell
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (944 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1456599941 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 496 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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John Purner said The Best book I ever read. I am a pilot. When I am not in an airplane I like to read about airplanes and the people who fly them. This book deliveries on those counts as I suspected it would. The huge reward and great surprise was the amazing craftsmanship of the author. Spencer Lane says more in a sen. "A man helped foster a new era in American aviation history" according to Midwest Book Review. Early American pilot Billy Mitchell's accomplishments don't end with a single flight: he assembled the world's largest air armada and led it to victory during the first World War, among many other achievements. He was a general who believed only successful world flight could . "Outstanding" according to Frank. Folks,This book is outstanding. The author first focuses on the exploits of Billy Mitchell and his trial and tribulations as he tried to overcome the entrenched view of the "old school" military and their biases against aviation as a military weapon. He then shifts to the Fir
Their compatriots flew on encountering every type of adversity imaginable. Mitchell was the youngest person ever promoted to flag rank, doubtless a genius, but too far ahead of his time, and too outspoken a critic of his seniors, to survive the inevitable backlash from those he embarrassed. Moreover, it was hard to see the immediate direct relevance of the project to the creation of an independent air force. They flew around towering icebergs under low ceilings. Highly recommended. He conceived and organized the 1924 flight around the world as a continuation of his efforts to convince his superiors of the value of airborne strategic elements. By the time the aviators get back across the Atlantic and onto the relatively safe ground of North America, you'll be rooting for their success. The flight began in Seattle. The background to the flight is interwoven with Mitchell's history, appropriate as he saw the World Flight as a way to galvanize support behind air power in
and set new Transcontinental speed records in single and multi-engine aircraft. He made the first recorded non-stop turboprop crossing of the U.S. Historian Spencer Lane has flown 10,000 hours over much of the world in aircraft ranging from Biplanes to Jets and holds Airline Transport and Commercial Pilot Licenses. He p
The incredible untold story of the first flight around the World in 1924 and a biography of the most controversial military officer ever, General Billy Mitchell, who saved military aviation from destruction by the politicians.