Bibliograph

Race to Hawaii, the 1927 Dole Air Derby and the thrilling first flights that opened the Pacific, Jason Ryan

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Label

Race to Hawaii, the 1927 Dole Air Derby and the thrilling first flights that opened the Pacific, Jason Ryan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-294) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Race to Hawaii

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1015258799

Responsibility statement

Jason Ryan

Sub title

the 1927 Dole Air Derby and the thrilling first flights that opened the Pacific

Summary

A century ago, a flight to Hawaii was a twenty-six-hour journey across 2,400 miles of the open Pacific. The US Navy tried first; then Army Air Corps aviators and a civilian pilot informally raced each other to Hawaii in the weeks after Charles Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic. Finally came the Dole Derby, an unprecedented 1927 air race in which eight planes set off at once across the Pacific, all eager to claim a cash prize offered by Pineapple King, James Dole. The pilots encountered every type of hazard during their perilous flights, from fuel shortages to failed engines, forced sea landings and severe fatigue to navigational errors. Ryan chronicles these early attempts to open Hawaii to flights from the West Coast. -- adapted from Amazon.com info

Table Of Contents

The Navy's PN-9 No. 1 -- The Army's Bird of Paradise -- The Dole Derby

Target audience

adult

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