Cleared for Disaster
Ireland's Most Horrific Air Crashes
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2006
The Mercier Press (Verlag)
978-1-85635-510-0 (ISBN)
The Mercier Press (Verlag)
978-1-85635-510-0 (ISBN)
What really downed the Aer Lingus Viscount at Tusker Rock? Was the US Globemaster which vanished off the Irish coast really carrying an atom bomb? Written by an aviation writer, this book explores the causes, traces the lives, tragedies, skill, bravery, heroism and possible human error involved in some of the mysterious air disasters.
Explores the mysteries and stories behind the most notorious air crashes in Ireland. In those rare instances when things do go seriously wrong in flight, the results are usually horrific. We in Ireland have had a number of unfortunate and, in some cases, unexplained incidents, with deadly results. Why did the survivors of a KLM flight spend hours fighting for their lives in the Shannon mudflats while they waited for help which never came from the airport just minutes away? What really downed the Aer Lingus Viscount at Tusker Rock? Was the US Globemaster which vanished off the Irish coast really carrying an atom bomb? In a painstakingly researched book, aviation writer Michael O'Toole explores the causes, traces the lives, tragedies, skill, bravery, heroism and possible human error involved in some of our mysterious air disasters.
Explores the mysteries and stories behind the most notorious air crashes in Ireland. In those rare instances when things do go seriously wrong in flight, the results are usually horrific. We in Ireland have had a number of unfortunate and, in some cases, unexplained incidents, with deadly results. Why did the survivors of a KLM flight spend hours fighting for their lives in the Shannon mudflats while they waited for help which never came from the airport just minutes away? What really downed the Aer Lingus Viscount at Tusker Rock? Was the US Globemaster which vanished off the Irish coast really carrying an atom bomb? In a painstakingly researched book, aviation writer Michael O'Toole explores the causes, traces the lives, tragedies, skill, bravery, heroism and possible human error involved in some of our mysterious air disasters.
Michael O'Toole was born in Hospital, Co Limerick and educated at the Polytechnic of Central London and Trinity College, Dublin. He worked in the Leinster Leader, the Limerick Leader, the Evening Herald and as an aviation correspondent for the Irish Press group, during which time he learned to fly. He wrote and broadcast widely on aviation matters up to his death in 2000.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.6.2006 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | black & white illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Cork |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 127 x 203 mm |
| Gewicht | 291 g |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-85635-510-1 / 1856355101 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-85635-510-0 / 9781856355100 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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