Fields of Air: Triumphs, Tragedies and Mysteries of Civil Aviation in Southern Africa by Byrom, James

Fields of Air: Triumphs, Tragedies and Mysteries of Civil Aviation in Southern Africa by Byrom, James

Softcover, ISBN 9781919874128
Publisher: Covos-Day Books, 2001

Used - Very Good+.  This book is in very good condition. The wraps have no signs of wear and the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far.

Man is both awed and terrified by the concept of flying. In this book James Byrom chronicles the disasters and mysteries surrounding many aviation calamities. As well as the numerous triumphs and heady days of early South African flight. ...

This is a fascinating recreation of the triumphs, tragedies, mysteries and dramas of civil aviation in southern Africa, from actual transcripts and recorded evidence. These are stories as much about the people as their machines -- and the perversities of the weather, human and mechanical error, and plain old bad luck.