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Author:
Lindner, Eric, 1958- author.
Title:
Tiger in the sea : the ditching of Flying Tiger 923 and the desperate struggle for survival / Eric Lindner.
Publisher:
Lyons Press,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
350 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Aircraft accidents--North Atlantic Ocean--History--20th century.
Search and rescue operations--North Atlantic Ocean--History--20th century.
Airplane crash survival--History--20th century.
Constellation (Transport planes)--History.
Contents:
Missing planes. Trouble above the North Atlantic -- Anything that could go wrong -- Fixin' to die -- Missing life rafts. Trouble in the North Atlantic -- Invisible -- All we had was hope -- Speechless -- Missing persons. I don't know what we'll do without her -- Praise galore -- Having second thoughts -- Missing files. Final verdict -- Crew legacies -- Passenger legacies -- Not so tight security -- The healing hand of friendship.
Summary:
"On a moonless September night in 1962, 900 miles from land, Flying Tiger flight 923 began to fall apart at 21,000 feet. A crash was inevitable. Survival was impossible. Tiger in the Sea is the story of that harrowing flight"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1493031562
9781493031566
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1224044925
LCCN:
2020052657
Locations:
YKPE532 -- Anamosa Library & Learning Center (Anamosa)
KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)
FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)
GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)
DAPG173 -- Mason City Public Library (Mason City)
AWPD207 -- Osceola Public Library (Osceola)

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