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Author:
Chittum, Samme, author.
Title:
The DC-10 deception : tragedy, treachery, and the pursuit of truth / Samme Chittum.
Publisher:
Smithsonian Books,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
pages cm
Subject:
Aircraft accidents--Investigation--Senlis Region.--Senlis Region.
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 (Jet transport)
Airplanes--Crashworthiness.
Aircraft accidents--Investigation.
Airplanes--Crashworthiness.
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 (Jet transport)
France--Senlis Region.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
A blowout in midair -- A smoking gun -- Peepholes and a phone call -- A full flight -- Carnage in the forest -- Six bodies in a turnip field -- A forensic nightmare and a pair of boots -- The gentleman's agreement exposed -- Coyotes, snakes, and secret testimony -- Two aviation empires -- The decline of an empire and the birth of the DC-10 -- A design worthy of Rube Goldberg -- Two more crashes and a tarnished legacy -- Fifty caskets and a memorial in the forest.
Summary:
"Based on the popular television series that uncovers the truth behind devastating air disasters"--Provided by publisher.
Series:
Air disasters
ISBN:
158834603X
9781588346032
OCLC:
(OCoLC)968294205
LCCN:
2017001139
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
MBPE423 -- Robert W. Barlow Memorial Library (Iowa Falls)
AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)
GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

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