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The flight 981 disaster : tragedy, treachery, and the pursuit of truth / Samme Chittum.
Van Pelt Library TL553.53.F8 C45 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chittum, Samme, author.
- Series:
- Smithsonian air disasters series
- Air disasters
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aircraft accidents--Investigation--France--Senlis Region.
- Aircraft accidents.
- Aircraft accidents--Investigation.
- France--Senlis Region.
- McDonnell Douglas DC-10 (Jet transport).
- Airplanes--Crashworthiness.
- Airplanes.
- Physical Description:
- 232 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2017]
- Summary:
- "Based on the popular television series that uncovers the truth behind devastating air disasters"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- A blowout in midair
- A smoking gun
- Peepholes and a phone call
- A full flight
- Carnage in the forest
- Six bodies in a turnip field
- A forensic nightmare and a pair of boots
- The gentleman's agreement exposed
- Coyotes, snakes, and secret testimony
- Two aviation empires
- The decline of an empire and the birth of the DC-10
- A design worthy of Rube Goldberg
- Two more crashes and a tarnished legacy
- Fifty caskets and a memorial in the forest.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-225) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781588346032
- 158834603X
- OCLC:
- 1004513534
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