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Last days of the Concorde : the crash of Flight 4590 and the end of supersonic passenger travel / Samme Chittum

Catalog Data

Author:
Chittum, Samme  Search this
Physical description:
264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Date:
2018
Notes:
"Based on Air disasters : up in flames, created by Cineflix and shown in the United States on the Smithsonian Channel."--Title page verso.
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.
Topic:
Aircraft accidents--Investigation  Search this
Concorde (Jet transports)--Accidents  Search this
Concorde (Jet transports)--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1098663