The flying firsts of Walter Hinton : from the 1919 transatlantic flight to the Arctic and the Amazon /

The flying firsts of Walter Hinton : from the 1919 transatlantic flight to the Arctic and the Amazon /

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Author / Creator:	Burns, Benjamin J., 1940-2012
Imprint:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2012.
Description:	vii, 248 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Hinton, Walter, -- 1888 or 1889-1981. Hinton, Walter, -- 1888 or 1889-1981 NC-4 (Aircraft) United States. -- Navy -- Aviation -- Biography. United States. -- Navy -- Aviation -- History. NC-4 (Aircraft) United States. -- Navy. Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Biography. Aeronautics -- Competitions -- History -- 20th century. Transatlantic flights -- History -- 20th century. Aeronautics -- Competitions. Air pilots, Military. Armed Forces -- Aviation. Transatlantic flights. United States. Biography. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8627047

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ISBN:	9780786464470 (softcover : alk. paper) 078646447X (softcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Although Charles Lindbergh's 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean is considered by many to be the first step to today's space program, 91 men had crossed the Atlantic by air before him. Walter Hinton was a pilot on the first plane, a four-engine, Navy-Curtiss flying boat with a crew of six, in May 1919"--Provided by publisher.

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Call Number:	TL540.H48 B87 2012
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