The Big Hop : the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean and into the future

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The Big Hop : the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean and into the future / David Rooney.

Rooney, David, 1974- (author.).

Summary:

"In 1919, in Newfoundland, four teams of aviators came from Britain to compete in 'the Big Hop': an audacious race to be the first to fly, nonstop, across the Atlantic Ocean. One pair of competitors was forced to abandon the journey halfway, and two pairs never made it into the air. Only one team, after a death-defying sixteen-hour flight, made it to Ireland"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781324050964
ISBN: 1324050969
Physical Description: viii, 320 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2025]
Copyright: ©2025

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-310) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Prologue -- Part One. Freedom and exhilaration -- England is no longer an island -- One of the soundest pilots in the country -- The game seemed good -- Crashed -- Part Two. Sleep away the next two months -- As close as a clam -- All sorts of stunts -- Do buck up and start -- Hang the weather! -- Is Raynham alright? -- Never give up hope -- Not yet favorable - but possible -- Your sudden and tragic sorrow -- Don't cry -- Maddening -- Hurried line before I start -- Part Three. We must get stars -- A bad landing -- The rottenest luck in the world -- We did not let you down.