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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; 1. "Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth ... ": Rolling Takeoffs; 2. "Rush by air": Building an Aluminum Overcast; 3. "The West Point of the Air": Undergraduate Navigator Training; 4. "Ike's Bluff": The Cold War and Civil Wars; 5. "Hairy Conditions": Over the Oceans; 6. "Birthplace of Winds": From Attu to Zaire; 7. "The Right Stuff": Crewing Old Shaky; 8. "Fate Is the Hunter": Mountains and Thunderstorms; 9. "Sorry 'bout that": Korea and Vietnam; 10. "The backbone of airlift": Epilogue |
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Appendix: C-124 Globemaster Accidents Involving Loss of Life or Loss of AirplaneChapter Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Higgins, Billy D., 1938-
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C-124 (Transport plane) -- History -- 20th century.
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C-124 (Transport plane) |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Flight navigators, Military -- United States -- Biography.
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Flight navigators, Military. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Transport planes -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Transport planes. |
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Aeronautics, Military -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Aeronautics, Military. |
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Cold War -- Personal narratives, American.
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Cold War (1945-1989) |
| Genre/Form |
Personal narratives -- American.
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Biographies.
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Personal narratives.
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Personal narratives.
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| Added Title |
In the cockpit of America's first strategic heavy-lift aircraft |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Higgins, Billy D., 1938- Navigating the C-124 Globemaster. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019] 9781476677637 1476677638 (DLC) 2019026994 (OCoLC)1089007833 |
| ISBN |
9781476637112 (electronic book) |
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1476637113 (electronic book) |
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9781476677637 |
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1476677638 |
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