Taking to the Skies : Daredevils, Heroes and Hijackings, Great Australian Flying Stories.

Cover -- Dedication -- Title page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Through two dawns to war -- 2 RAAF 200 Flight -- 3 Reopening war-torn Darwin to the world -- 4 Papua New Guinea and clouds with hard centres -- 5 The kingdom of Collopy -- 6 'How far ahead is he?' -- 7 Nonstop across the world -- 8 There's something about low flying -- 9 Crime in the skies -- 10 'I'll blow this aeroplane up: you, me and everyone else.' -- 11 The 'great plane robbery' -- 12 Aerial suicide and murder at Alice -- 13 Messrs 'Brown' and 'Smith' and the business of extortion in the air -- 14 Buying a Boeing -- 15 Embarrassing moments -- 16 Ansett International arrives--well, in a fashion! -- 17 When a runway 'isn't long enough' -- 18 Cyclone Tracy and the forgotten story of the uplift -- 19 Aeroplanes and animals--often not a good mix -- 20 Humour in the air and the thoughts of Chairman Hugh -- Pic Section -- References -- Acknowledgements.

Great yarns of Australian aviation from a man who lives and breathes flying.

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