Air Disasters: Dialogue From the Black Box

New York, NY: Barnes & Noble Books, 1996. Republication. Hardbound. 4to. 384 Pgs.. Fine in Good DJ/Good. Air Disasters: Dialogue From the Black Box by Stanley Stewart. Published by Barnes & Noble Books, New York, NY, 1996. Republication. Hardbound. Paper DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Fine in Good DJ. 253 Pgs. This book looks at 12 of the most significant disasters covering the years from 1930 to 1985: the crash of the airship R101, which led to the demise of the dirigible as a means of air transport in the UK; the remarkable story of the detective work that followed the Comet crashes of 1953-54; the Munich air disaster of 1958 that caused the deaths of so many of Manchester United's 'Busby's Babes'; the Trident tragedy at Staines in 1972; the Paris and Chicago DC-10 crashes in 1974 and 1979; the BEA/Inex-adria midair collision over Zagreb in 1976; the Tenerife disaster; the Air New Zealand DC-10 that crashed into Mount Erebus; the Korean 747 shot down over Russia; and the two massive 747 disasters of 1985: the Japan Air Lines aircraft near Tokyo and Air-India flight's disappearance off the Irish Coast. Description text copyright 2010 BooksForComfort. Item ID 22110.