Historic Aircraft Wrecks of San Bernardino County (Disaster)
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (875 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1626190127 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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Weather, darkness and twists of fate have contributed to more than three hundred airplane crashes in San Bernardino County, California. Pat Macha for dozens of sorrowful, triumphant, touching and surprising true stories of those who lived through the ordeals of plane crashes--and others who didn't.. Many of these accidents occurred in the vast Mojave Desert, others on the cloud-shrouded, snow-capped mountains of the largest county in the lower forty-eight states. Join renowned aircraft-crash search specialist G. Searches often were labored yet fruitless, even for the privileged: Frank Sinatra's mother perished here in a downed plane. The quest for an aircraft containing $5,000 in cash has become the stuff of legend. Tales of survival in uninhabited, rugged landscapes have been especially harrowing
About the Author A graduate of Long Beach State College with an MA from Azuza Pacific University, G. Pat Macha taught history at Hawthorne High School for 35 years. . Pat has been documenting California crash sites in remote locations for 50 years. He has authored three books on aircraft accidents in California, and is a speaker on aviation safety
Pat has been documenting California crash sites in remote locations for 50 years. . Pat Macha taught history at Hawthorne High School for 35 years. A graduate of Long Beach State College with an MA from Azuza Pacific University, G. He has authored three books on aircraft accidents in California, and is a speaker on aviation safety
"A Worthy Addition to Your Library" according to Final Flight. Pat Macha, author of HISTORIC AIRCRAFT WRECKS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY (History Press), is well known within a small coterie of people called, "aviation archeologists." On their own, these people scour official records to assist them in locating the sites of military, private, and commercial aviation crashes. Without financial support from any government agency or corporation aviatio. Outstanding Profile of Aviation Mishaps in San Bernardino Nicholas A. Veronico Author G. Pat Macha's 50-year pursuit to document and explore aircraft wrecks has given him a unique insight into the tragedies surrounding how and why aircraft crash. Macha's volume focuses on the wrecks of San Bernardino County, a huge area east of downtown Los Angeles that encompasses terrain ranging from snow-covered mountain peaks to vast tracts of the hot Mojave Desert stretchi. Aircraft wrecks. It was a well written book with great stories about local aircraft wrecks. However I was looking for a book that mentioned location info as I go offroad in alot. I would have liked to have had location info to see the crash sites. I guess the author felt the info may have brought in vandals.