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Winging It!
Jack Jefford, Pioneer Alaskan Aviator
Taschenbuch von Jack Jefford
Sprache: Englisch

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Jack Jefford saw his first plane in 1916 at the age of six and he was hooked. By 1937 he was flying planes in Nome, Alaska and in three short years he became the Chief Pilot of the FAA. He daily faced the dangers of Alaska's skies, helped settle a frontier, and managed to survive long enough to share a lifetime of stories-delivering mail by plane, hunting coyotes, counting reindeer, transporting prisoners and congressmen, and rescuing the lost and injured, often at great risk to himself.
Jack Jefford saw his first plane in 1916 at the age of six and he was hooked. By 1937 he was flying planes in Nome, Alaska and in three short years he became the Chief Pilot of the FAA. He daily faced the dangers of Alaska's skies, helped settle a frontier, and managed to survive long enough to share a lifetime of stories-delivering mail by plane, hunting coyotes, counting reindeer, transporting prisoners and congressmen, and rescuing the lost and injured, often at great risk to himself.
Über den Autor

Jack Jefford (1910-1979) was a natural storyteller and a pioneering giant of Alaskan aviation history. He was a "pilot's pilot," who flew so well he figured in scores of dramatic rescue flights. He also helped develop the aerial trailways that are flown today by commercial [...] the urging of his daughter Carmen, he began recording his stories while sitting in his favorite chair with a glass of whiskey nearby. Over five years, he made 18 tapes, which his daughter and her husband Mark transcribed and edited with the help of aviation journalist Cliff [...] result is a collection of fascinating aviation stories ever to come out of Alaska. From Jack's barnstorming days in Nebraska to his role as FAA Chief Pilot in Alaska, he was one of the best bush pilots who became a legend in his own time.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Carmen Jefford Fisher Page 11

Part 1: Riding the Grub Line Pages 15 - 58

Becoming a Pilot, The Voice from the Sky,

Riding the Grub Line, Barnstorming,

Coyote Slayer, Crossroads, Broken Bow,

Flying the Weather, Hastings, Kelly One & Kelly Two,

Part 2: Foul-Weather Flyer Pages 59 - 96

Nome, Working the Mines, Henry Gumm Goes South,

and Brother Hansen Returns Home, To Cordova in the Vega,

Foul-Weather Flyer, The Crackups

Part 3: There's More to the Job than Flying Pages 97 - 152

The Girls and the Godfather, Gold Fever,

The Reindeer Study, Progress in the Cockpit,

Crash on the Darby Mountains, Groping up the

Yukon, Guiding the Columbia, Evacuation of Jack Devine,

Stinson-A Trimotor, The Marshall and Miss Alaska,

Missing Pilots, The Reindeer Acquisition.

Part 4: Patrol Pilot Pages 153 - 196

Signed on with the CAA, General Buckner,

DLAND at West Ruby, Injured Man Aboard,

War, The Queen Mary, Horning's Ordeal,

The Boeing 247, A Tale of Two Cessnas,

Part 5: King Chris Pages 197 - 235

King Chris, Wartime Flight to Attu,

A Night at North Shore Umnak, The Waipio Inveiglement,

Shungnak Snafu, Torture Flight to Seattle, Summer

Landing, CAA Christmas, They Come and They Go,

Part 6: Gold Medalist Pages 236 - 285

Hinchinbrook Beach Landing, Tragedy at

Port Heiden, Fuel Oil Blues, The Rescue

of Cliff Uzzell, Juneau Backfire, The Black Cat's

Path, Taylor Weather, Fiddling Around in Nome,

Gold Medalist

Part 7: Into the Jet Age Pages 286 - 314

N-123, Trouble in the C-123, The Flying X-Rays,

Saberliner Jet School, McKinley Rescue,

Back to Nome on the Iditarod

Index Pages 315 - 319

Epitaph: Jack Jefford 1910 - 1979 Page 320

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780882408163
ISBN-10: 088240816X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Jefford, Jack
Auflage: Second Edition,
Hersteller: Alaska Northwest Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Jack Jefford
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.06.2011
Gewicht: 0,469 kg
Artikel-ID: 107081474
Über den Autor

Jack Jefford (1910-1979) was a natural storyteller and a pioneering giant of Alaskan aviation history. He was a "pilot's pilot," who flew so well he figured in scores of dramatic rescue flights. He also helped develop the aerial trailways that are flown today by commercial [...] the urging of his daughter Carmen, he began recording his stories while sitting in his favorite chair with a glass of whiskey nearby. Over five years, he made 18 tapes, which his daughter and her husband Mark transcribed and edited with the help of aviation journalist Cliff [...] result is a collection of fascinating aviation stories ever to come out of Alaska. From Jack's barnstorming days in Nebraska to his role as FAA Chief Pilot in Alaska, he was one of the best bush pilots who became a legend in his own time.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Carmen Jefford Fisher Page 11

Part 1: Riding the Grub Line Pages 15 - 58

Becoming a Pilot, The Voice from the Sky,

Riding the Grub Line, Barnstorming,

Coyote Slayer, Crossroads, Broken Bow,

Flying the Weather, Hastings, Kelly One & Kelly Two,

Part 2: Foul-Weather Flyer Pages 59 - 96

Nome, Working the Mines, Henry Gumm Goes South,

and Brother Hansen Returns Home, To Cordova in the Vega,

Foul-Weather Flyer, The Crackups

Part 3: There's More to the Job than Flying Pages 97 - 152

The Girls and the Godfather, Gold Fever,

The Reindeer Study, Progress in the Cockpit,

Crash on the Darby Mountains, Groping up the

Yukon, Guiding the Columbia, Evacuation of Jack Devine,

Stinson-A Trimotor, The Marshall and Miss Alaska,

Missing Pilots, The Reindeer Acquisition.

Part 4: Patrol Pilot Pages 153 - 196

Signed on with the CAA, General Buckner,

DLAND at West Ruby, Injured Man Aboard,

War, The Queen Mary, Horning's Ordeal,

The Boeing 247, A Tale of Two Cessnas,

Part 5: King Chris Pages 197 - 235

King Chris, Wartime Flight to Attu,

A Night at North Shore Umnak, The Waipio Inveiglement,

Shungnak Snafu, Torture Flight to Seattle, Summer

Landing, CAA Christmas, They Come and They Go,

Part 6: Gold Medalist Pages 236 - 285

Hinchinbrook Beach Landing, Tragedy at

Port Heiden, Fuel Oil Blues, The Rescue

of Cliff Uzzell, Juneau Backfire, The Black Cat's

Path, Taylor Weather, Fiddling Around in Nome,

Gold Medalist

Part 7: Into the Jet Age Pages 286 - 314

N-123, Trouble in the C-123, The Flying X-Rays,

Saberliner Jet School, McKinley Rescue,

Back to Nome on the Iditarod

Index Pages 315 - 319

Epitaph: Jack Jefford 1910 - 1979 Page 320

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaft & Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780882408163
ISBN-10: 088240816X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Jefford, Jack
Auflage: Second Edition,
Hersteller: Alaska Northwest Books
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 17 mm
Von/Mit: Jack Jefford
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.06.2011
Gewicht: 0,469 kg
Artikel-ID: 107081474
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