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02359aam a2200313 i 4500 001 E9D6321630F911EEB9FFDC383BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230802010025 007 ta 008 221018t20232023tnuab e b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2022026734 020 $a 1684429374 020 $a 9781684429370 020 $a 1684429366 020 $a 9781684429363 035 $a (OCoLC)1348178635 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BDX $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d FM0 $d OJ4 $d IMD $d IH9 $d OQX $d VP@ $d SILO 043 $a p------ $a p------ 100 1 $a Jett, Philip, $e author. 245 10 $a Stranded in the sky : $b the untold story of Pan Am luxury airliners trapped on the day of infamy / $c Philip Jett. 246 30 $a Untold story of Pan Am luxury airliners trapped on the day of infamy 264 1 $a Nashville, Tennessee : $b Turner Publishing Company, $c [2023] 300 $a xxiv, 384 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "A fresh look at the December 7, 1941, events surrounding the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Jett focuses on the fates of four Pan Am Flying Clippers, each filled with influential passengers. The aircrafts' refueling stops included Midway Atoll, Wake Island, Guam, and Manila-all of which were targeted and attacked within hours of Japan's infamous early-morning attack of Pearl Harbor. Stranded in the sky, these civilian airlines-like any US plane in the region at the time-were unexpectedly at risk of being shot down by Japanese military. The Pearl Harbor bombing removed any possibility these four airlines had for US military assistance, and the attack of the refueling stations made it impossible for these airlines to fill up their depleting gas tanks. Consequently, the Pan Am crews and passengers must figure out how to survive during these volatile times in the Pacific Ocean, where neither land, air, nor sea can promise safety from the same Imperial Japanese military forces that devastated Pearl Harbor and brought our nation into the Second World War. The writing is good, and the narrative backbone is strong and gives this historical account a novel-like feel"-- $c Provided by publisher. 941 $a 2 952 $l YCPD572 $d 20231206014720.0 952 $l TFPI826 $d 20230802011743.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E9D6321630F911EEB9FFDC383BECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search