35 Miles From Shore: The Ditching and Rescue of ALM Flight 980 - Couverture souple

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9780977897100: 35 Miles From Shore: The Ditching and Rescue of ALM Flight 980
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ISBN 10 : 0977897109 ISBN 13 : 9780977897100
Editeur : Odyssey Odyssey Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

On May 2, 1970, a DC-9 jet with 57 passengers and a crew of six departed from New York's JFK International Airport en route to the tropical island of St. Maarten, but four hours and 34 minutes later the flight ended in the shark-infested waters of the Caribbean. It was, and remains, the only open-water ditching of a commercial jet. The subsequent rescue of survivors took nearly three hours and involved the coast guard, navy, and marines. This gripping account of that fateful day recounts what was happening inside the cabin, the cockpit, and the helicopters as the crews struggled against the weather and dwindling daylight to rescue the survivors, who had only their life vests and a lone escape chute to keep them afloat.

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À propos de l'auteur

Emilio Corsetti III is a professional pilot and author whose work has appeared in publications such as the Chicago Tribune, Multimedia Producer, and Professional Pilot magazine. He lives in Lake St. Louis, Missouri.

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Éditeur
Odyssey Odyssey Publishing
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0977897109
ISBN 13 
9780977897100
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
352
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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