Aviation accidents & disasters / John King.

By:

King, John (John Richard) [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: New Zealand tragediesPublication details: Wellington, N.Z. : Grantham House, 1995.Description: 292 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 26 cmISBN:

1869340426
9781869340421

Other title:

Aviation [Spine title]

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

363.1241 20

LOC classification:

TL553.5 .K55 1995

Contents:

Under instruments -- Meteorology -- Safety -- Lost without trace -- Nearly airborne -- Too close to the ground -- Wire strike -- Into the water -- Mechanical misadventure -- Altogether too close -- Helicopter -- Nobody in charge -- Safety trends.

Summary: Describes and analyses the aviation accidents and disasters that have claimed hundreds of lives since 1899. Includes a detailed examination of the Erebus disaster and the Royal Commission of Inquiry that followed. Contains 270 photographs and illustrations.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Non-Fiction	Waimate Located at Event Centre	Non Fiction	363.1241 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan	Not For Loan		A00164612

Includes bibliographical references (page 283) and index.

Describes and analyses the aviation accidents and disasters that have claimed hundreds of lives since 1899. Includes a detailed examination of the Erebus disaster and the Royal Commission of Inquiry that followed. Contains 270 photographs and illustrations.

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