Isbn: 9783339942586 (1 résultats)

Softcover. Etat : neu. 1. Auflage. Translated by Larry D. Sall, Ph.D. Paperback with dust jacket - in englischer Sprache - Lebenserinnerungen, Band 1 419 pages. The book primarily covers the period from 1920 to 1962 and tells the life story of a man who broke free from the narrow, impoverished circumstances of a small Black Forest town. Determination, intuition, diligence, discipline, and luck accompanied him on his journey, which led him, via the Traffic Pilots School (Berlin and List on Sylt) in 1931, to Eurasia in China, where he contributed to the establishment of Chinese civil aviation. He spent 31 years there during upheaval, war, and peace, getting to know China-his second home-like few other Europeans. From 1951 to 1962, Max Springweiler served as the head of the charter division at the American-Chinese airline Civil Air Transport. During these 31 years, he lived in Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming, Hong Kong, Hanoi, Macau, and Taipei. Reports of crashes, technical details, and individual anecdotes, complemented by sketches, newspaper articles, photos, and other documents in the extensive appendix, provide insights into the fascinating and often perilous life of an aviator. The book offers an especially detailed portrayal of the life of Germans in Shanghai during and after the war. For his contributions to international understanding and his efforts in evacuating civil war refugees by plane for the Lutheran Mission, he was honored by both the Nationalist Chinese and later the West German governments. Whether it was a crash in the Baltic Sea, the first flight over the Gobi Desert, pursuits by Japanese forces, or rescue missions for missionaries, the author's love for flying and aircraft shines through in every story. His healthy skepticism about the reliability of others, his resulting independence, and his keen powers of observation often saved his life.…