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Author:
Chittum, Samme, author.
Title:
Last days of the Concorde : the crash of Flight 4590 and the end of supersonic passenger travel / Samme Chittum.
Publisher:
Smithsonian Books,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Aircraft accidents--Investigation.
Concorde (Jet transports)--Accidents.
Concorde (Jet transports)--History.
Aircraft accidents--Investigation.
Concorde (Jet transports)
TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / General.
Aircraft accidents--Investigation.
Concorde (Jet transports)--Accidents.
Concorde (Jet transports)--History.
History.
Notes:
"Based on Air disasters : up in flames, created by Cineflix and shown in the United States on the Smithsonian Channel."--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-257) and index.
Contents:
The white bird -- "You have flames behind you" -- A lunar landscape -- From dream to reality -- A trail of evidence -- Too late -- A history of blowouts -- An invisible shock wave -- Delays and headaches -- Three seconds of mayhem -- Closing the case -- Final farewells -- The supersonic future.
Summary:
"The gripping true tale of a devastating plane crash, the investigation into its causes, and the race to prevent similar disasters in the future."--Provided by publisher.
Series:
Smithsonian air disasters series
ISBN:
1588346293
9781588346292
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1029782384
LCCN:
2018011673
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)
GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

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