Charles Ulm

Author : Rick Searle
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781760636630

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Charles Ulm by Rick Searle Pdf

Charles Ulm and Charles Kingsford Smith were two of the most important pioneers of Australian aviation. Together they succeeded in a number of record-breaking flights that made them instant celebrities around the world, notably the first ever trans-Pacific flight, then setting up Australian National Airways in late 1928. Smithy was the face of the airline, happier in the cockpit or in front of an audience than in the boardroom; Ulm was in his element as managing director. Smithy had the charisma and public acclaim, Ulm the tenacity and organisational skills. In 1932, Kingsford Smith received a knighthood for his services to flying; Ulm did not. Setbacks and tragedies followed, as Ulm tried to develop the embryonic Australian airline industry. ANA was at first successful, but a catastrophic crash and the increasing bite of the Great Depression forced it into bankruptcy in 1933. Desperate to drum up support for a new airline, Ulm's final flight was meant to demonstrate the potential for a regular trans-Pacific passenger service. Somewhere between San Francisco and Hawaii his plane, Stella Australis, disappeared. No trace of the plane or crew was ever found. In the years since his death, attention has focused more and more on Smithy, leaving Ulm neglected and overshadowed. In this essential biography, Rick Searle shows that while Ulm lacked Smithy's prowess as an aviator, he was his superior as a visionary, and a driving force behind the growth of modern global air travel. His untimely death robbed Australia of a huge talent.

Author : John Gunn
Publisher : john gunn
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0702217077

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The Defeat of Distance by John Gunn Pdf

Author : David K. Vaughan
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-29
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476688787

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Flying Adventurers by David K. Vaughan Pdf

Aviation books were a unique and prolific subgenre of American juvenile literature from the early to mid-20th century, drawing upon the nation's intensifying interest. The first books of this type, Harry L. Sayler's series Airship Boys, appeared shortly after the Wright brothers' first successful flight in 1909. Following Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic, popular series like Ted Scott and Andy Lane established the "golden age" of juvenile aviation literature. This work examines the 375 juvenile aviation series titles published between 1909 and 1964. It weaves together several thematic threads, including the placement of aviation narratives within the context of major historical events, the technical accuracy in depictions of flying machines and the ways in which characters reflected the culture of their eras. Three appendices provide publication data for each series, a list of referenced aircraft and an annotated bibliography; there is a full index.

Author : Michael Molkentin
Publisher : National Library Australia
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780642277466

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Flying the Southern Cross by Michael Molkentin Pdf

In 1928, Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm made the first trans-Pacific flight in the Southern Cross - an aircraft constructed largely of wood and fabric. They made the trip from Oakland, California, in nine days, during which they faced electrical storms, torrential rain, equipment failure, and fuel shortages. Navigational aids were primitive - contact with the outside world was by Morse code only - and safety measures were non-existent. After many close calls, they triumphantly landed in Brisbane, where a crowd of 15,000 welcomed them as heroes. Throughout this extraordinary journey, Ulm kept a logbook in which he recorded his raw impressions of the flight. Using Ulm's logbook, plus contemporary newspaper accounts and official documents, Flying the Southern Cross tells the gripping tale of this history-making flight, and the aviators who made it happen.

Author : Michael Traynor
Publisher : IONA-Ireland's 1st Airline
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2004-11
Category : Airlines
ISBN : 9780954919405

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Iona by Michael Traynor Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 960 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UOM:39015080123642

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Aero Digest by Anonim Pdf

Author : Miles Franklin
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1741142962

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The Diaries of Miles Franklin by Miles Franklin Pdf

In the 50th anniversary year of Miles Franklin's death, this book containing many of her diary entries and richly illustrated with photos and drawings, will capture the hearts and minds of readers.

Author : Kristen Alexander
Publisher : National Library of Australia
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780642278869

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Taking Flight by Kristen Alexander Pdf

From her first taste of the air when she joined Bert Hinkler in the cockpit for a joy ride in 1928, Lores Bonney was hooked. With her aviation licence and the support of her husband, she took to Australian and international skies and braved the challenge of long-distance flying. Taking Flight draws from the National Library of Australia’s rich archives and manuscript collection to present the tale of Lores Bonney, the first woman to circumnavigate the Australian continent by air, the first woman acknowledged to fly from Australia to England, and the first solo pilot to fly from Australia to Cape Town, South Africa. Aviation writer Kristen Alexander intimately illuminates the woman behind the audacious pilot, exploring her highs and lows and struggle to gain and maintain her place as one of Australia’s great aviation pioneers.

Author : Ohio. Roster Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 810 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
ISBN : UIUC:30112047586034

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Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866: 87th-108th Regiments-Infantry by Ohio. Roster Commission Pdf

Author : John Gunn
Publisher : john gunn
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : History
ISBN : 0702221287

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High Corridors by John Gunn Pdf

Author : Amy Johnson
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-26
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781910226117

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Sky Roads of the World by Amy Johnson Pdf

In 1939, when this Vintage Words of Wisdom title was first published, only 36 years had elapsed since the Wright brothers had made the first flight in a powered aeroplane. Yet in these few years, as Amy Johnson explains, the world had become a smaller place, shrunk by the achievements of pioneer aviators who established air routes connecting cities and peoples across the globe. Amy Johnson was one of these pioneers of aviation history, achieving remarkable fame for her many record-breaking flights during her short life - she died aged just 37 piloting an aircraft on behalf of the Air Transport Auxiliary in 1941. In May 1930 she became the first woman to fly from Great Britain to Australia and even today her name is recognised although, for many, her achievements are perhaps less familiar. Sky Roads of the World is her autobiography. It provides details of Amy's own flights but is also a rich source of information about the various men, and women, who throughout the 1920s and '30s risked their lives to extend the possibilities of aviation and achieve fame and glory setting records for speed and distance by air. She captures the thrill and anxiety faced by these pilots as they flew, often alone, with few instruments and no ground support. The tales are enhanced by her personal experience and she provides much background colour with her insights into the places and people encountered around the world.Amy and her fellow women pilots also challenged the expectation of the time that aeroplanes and flying were a man's world. For example, in this book Amy Johnson writes of finding a refreshing attitude in the USA where, 'I was in the land of opportunities, a country where a woman is given a job according to her qualifications and not her sex'. She also highlights the prejudice she often encountered throughout her career despite her success and achievements.For anyone interested in the growth of civilian aviation between the two World Wars this book provides much detail on emerging routes, airlines, aircraft and the numerous male and female aviators responsible for their development. Amy Johnson flew to and across many countries and writes of aviation in all continents in a manner that evokes much period charm. Amy Johnson is worthy of her place in the history of aviation and among our British heroes. Sky Roads of the World will introduce her to new readers who will gain a better understanding of Amy, the woman and pilot, and also of an early twentieth-century world experiencing considerable social and technological change.

Author : National Library of Australia
Publisher : National Library Australia
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Acquisitions (Libraries)
ISBN : 0642107300

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Remarkable Occurrences by National Library of Australia Pdf

Author : Robb Hill
Publisher : RRVINTAGEAERO PUBLICATIONS
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781638218166

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The Age Of Amelia by Robb Hill Pdf

A most amazing woman was born in the early years of the 19th century. Amelia Earhart who would go on to excel in the fledgling field of Aviation. It was a field dominated by men but she had the grit and determination to compete with the best of them and win again and again. Her determination to set records in that field won her acclaim and attracted the man who was to be her future husband. As a pair they were made for each other. She set the records and he as a Publisher saw to it that they would be featured by the World's pressmen. After setting a record and receiving the publicity it garnered she toured the United States giving lectures on it and the role that the country should be playing in advancing aviation. As the years progressed from the late l920's into the latter l930's the aviation records she sought became more and more difficult and dangerous to achieve. It all culminated in the ill-fated "round the world" flight that ended her life and that of her navigator. Her legacy will live on in the annals of aviation as long as individuals remain interested in it and the intrepid individuals who risked their lives to promote it. This book uniquely dedicated to the best of them.

Author : Christopher Shores,Giovanni Massimello,Russell Guest,Frank Olynyk,Winfried Bock,Andrew Thomas
Publisher : Grub Street Publishing
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781911667674

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A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940-1945, Volume 5 by Christopher Shores,Giovanni Massimello,Russell Guest,Frank Olynyk,Winfried Bock,Andrew Thomas Pdf

“This international collaboration between air war historians is simply fantastic. . . . a deep-dive on the operations in a vast and very important theater of war.” —Air Classics During the final year of World War II, the defending Axis forces were steadily driven from southern skies by burgeoning Anglo-American power. This was despite the steady withdrawal of units to more demanding areas. This fifth volume of the series describes in detail the activities of the Allied tactical air forces in support of the armies on the ground as their opponents were steadily extracted from northern Italy and the Balkans for the final defense of the central European homeland. The book commences with coverage of the final fierce air-sea battles over the Aegean that preceded the advance northward to Rome and the ill-conceived British attempt to secure the Dodecanese islands following the armistice with Italy. The authors also deal fully and comprehensively with the advance northward following the occupation of Rome, and the departure of forces to support the invasion of France from the Riviera coast, coupled with the formation of a new Balkan Air Force in eastern Italy to pursue the German armies withdrawing from Yugoslavia and take possession of newly freed Greece. The effect of the creation within the same area of the US and RAF strategic forces to join the Allied Combined Bombing Offensive is also discussed. Includes photographs “Reflects the scope of a remarkable research effort and provides valuable detail that the reader is not going to find between two covers elsewhere.” —The NYMAS Review

Author : Stuart Macintyre
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139915533

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A Concise History of Australia by Stuart Macintyre Pdf

Australia is the last continent to be settled by Europeans, but it also sustains a people and a culture tens of thousands years old. For much of the past 200 years the newcomers have sought to replace the old with the new. This book tells how they imposed themselves on the land, and brought technology, institutions and ideas to make it their own. It relates the advance from penal colony to a prosperous free nation and illustrates how, as a nation created by waves of newcomers, the search for binding traditions was long frustrated by the feeling of rootlessness, until it came to terms with its origins. The third edition of this acclaimed book recounts the key factors - social, economic and political - that have shaped modern-day Australia. It covers the rise and fall of the Howard government, the 2007 election and the apology to the stolen generation. More than ever before, Australians draw on the past to understand their future.