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Historic Aircraft Wrecks of Los Angeles County
G. Pat Macha
出版Arcadia Publishing, 2014-11-18
主題History / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)Transportation / Aviation / History
ISBN16258511389781625851130
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=nhR3CQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋A century of aviation research and military flights over Los Angeles County has left the San Gabriel Mountains, Mojave Desert and the near-shore Pacific Ocean strewn with more than 1,500 aircraft crash sites. Barnstormers and test pilots too often made unexpected final landings. Accidents occurred on a nearly daily basis during World War II training maneuvers. Private planes, a sign of 1950s prosperity, also met tragic ends. These epic incidents include the 1971 tragedy of Flight 706 in which an airliner collided with a marine fighter jet above Mount Bliss, killing fifty people. Renowned aircraft crash search specialist G. Pat Macha recounts dozens of sorrowful, triumphant and surprising true stories of those who lived through these ordeals while offering touching tributes to those who did not.