Air Crash: The Story Of How Australia's Airways Were Made Safe
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: N/A - no dust jacket, paperback covers in good condition with usual shelf-wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good.
Few industries have been shaped more profoundly by tragedy than aviation, and nowhere is this more evident than in the skies above Australia. Macarthur Job's Air Crash: The Story of How Australia's Airways Were Made Safe is a meticulous chronicle of Australia's major air accidents, spanning from the pioneering years of the 1920s through to 1939 in Volume 1, and from 1940 onwards in Volume 2, dissecting each disaster with the precision of an experienced aviation analyst and the narrative drive of a master storyteller. Job argues compellingly that every catastrophe carries within it the seeds of safer skies — each crash investigated, each lesson catalogued, ultimately forging an aviation network that ranks among the safest in the world. Written with authoritative clarity and a deep respect for both the victims and the investigators, this landmark two-volume work stands as an essential document in Australian aviation history, leaving the reader with an acute awareness of just how hard-won every safe flight truly is.
Author: Macarthur Job
Format: Paperback
Published: 1991, -
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: N/A - no dust jacket, paperback covers in good condition with usual shelf-wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good.
Few industries have been shaped more profoundly by tragedy than aviation, and nowhere is this more evident than in the skies above Australia. Macarthur Job's Air Crash: The Story of How Australia's Airways Were Made Safe is a meticulous chronicle of Australia's major air accidents, spanning from the pioneering years of the 1920s through to 1939 in Volume 1, and from 1940 onwards in Volume 2, dissecting each disaster with the precision of an experienced aviation analyst and the narrative drive of a master storyteller. Job argues compellingly that every catastrophe carries within it the seeds of safer skies — each crash investigated, each lesson catalogued, ultimately forging an aviation network that ranks among the safest in the world. Written with authoritative clarity and a deep respect for both the victims and the investigators, this landmark two-volume work stands as an essential document in Australian aviation history, leaving the reader with an acute awareness of just how hard-won every safe flight truly is.