The Tragic Plane
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The Tragic Plane
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Author : Harold Andrew Mason
language : en
Publisher: Oxford [Oxfordshire] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1985
The Tragic Plane written by Harold Andrew Mason and has been published by Oxford [Oxfordshire] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Literary Criticism categories.
What constitutes tragedy? This study examines some of the world's greatest tragic dramas and tries to discover what elements produce a tragic effect. Mason here contends that the effect cannot be properly described in the terms used by philosophers, psychologists, or theologians: tragedy occurs on its own plane on which the characters in the plays are seen at once as agents and pasive sufferers in an action where the human and the divine come together in a unique way to produce the tragic act.
Beneath Haunted Waters
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Author : Peter Stekel
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2017-09-30
Beneath Haunted Waters written by Peter Stekel and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-30 with History categories.
Drama. Tragedy. Irony. Unsolved mysteries. And throw in a little greed. Beneath Haunted Waters is not a ghost story; it’s not that kind of “haunted” at all. These are waters haunted by generations of people who cannot forget the story of how two B-24 Liberator bombers disappeared in 1943 and what happened to the boys on board. During the World War II years, the convention was to call young men in their late teens to their late 20s, “boys.” The boys who piloted bombers and fighter aircraft during World War II were 19 or 20 years old - barely out of their childhood. Imagine boarding a 737 today and seeing a teenager at the controls instead of a person with greying temples. That was the situation during the war. Beneath Haunted Waters is a story about that era, when children flew large airplanes equipped with enough firepower to destroy cities. And yet, boys they were, and boys they will always be. But it’s primarily a story of how they died, not in combat, but by accident. During World War II the USA lost 7100 combat aircraft and 5300 trainers, along with 15,530 pilots, crew members, and ground personnel in over 52,000 domestic accidents. These statistics don’t compare to the huge numbers of RAF, 8th Air Force, and Luftwaffe losses during the European air war but the numbers are still frightening: Between 1942-1945, US aviation losses to accidents (12,400) exceeded combat losses (4500) to the Japanese. For every plane shot down in the South Pacific there were three lost to accidents within the United States. While memoirs of those who served, histories of military and political leaders, and books about combat abound, very little has been written about the terrible toll of aviation training accidents during the war. Beneath Haunted Waters is unique because it tells this hardly known and little appreciated story. Most information on this subject is covered in official reports. It appears in a casual way in many memoirs. There are a few histories of the air war during World War II that mention aviation accidents during training or once the boys were in theater. There has been no popular, academic, or comprehensive book on the subject. I propose to cover this subject within the more personal story of what happened to the two Liberators that wound up in Huntington Lake and Hester Lake. Usually, pilots and crews of World War II aircraft were neither old enough to vote nor to drink. Many had never driven a car or taken a train ride much less been in an airplane. Nine months after enlistment they were flying the most technologically advanced, high performance, machines ever built. The same could be said for their navigation equipment and radio gear. But aviation had been around for only 40 years! Aircraft design was still in its infancy. Engines failed, pilots flew into mountains, navigators got lost, radios broke, and weather forecasts were frequently and fatally wrong.
Southern Storm
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Author : Samme Chittum
language : en
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Release Date : 2018-04-03
Southern Storm written by Samme Chittum and has been published by Smithsonian Institution this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-03 with Transportation categories.
The gripping true tale of a devastating plane crash, the investigation into its causes, and the race to prevent similar disasters in the future. On the afternoon of April 4, 1977, Georgia housewife Sadie Burkhalter Hurst looked out her front door to see a frantic stranger running toward her, his clothes ablaze, and behind him the mangled fuselage of a passenger plane that had just crashed in her yard. The plane, a Southern Airways DC-9-31, had been carrying eighty-one passengers and four crew members en route to Atlanta when it entered a massive thunderstorm cell that turned into a dangerous cocktail of rain, hail, and lightning. Forced down onto a highway, the plane cut a swath of devastation through the small town of New Hope, breaking apart and killing bystanders on the ground before coming to rest in Hurst's front yard. Ultimately, only twenty-two people would survive the crash of Flight 242, and urgent questions immediately arose. What caused the pilots to fly into the storm instead of away from it? Could the crash have been prevented? Southern Storm addresses these issues and many more, offering a fascinating insider's look at this dramatic disaster and the systemic overhauls that followed it.
Germanwings Flight 9525 The Tragic Flight
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Author : Matthew Hollinder
language : en
Publisher: Conceptual Kings
Release Date : 2015-04-17
Germanwings Flight 9525 The Tragic Flight written by Matthew Hollinder and has been published by Conceptual Kings this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-17 with categories.
150 people died when Germanwings Flight 9525 crashed into the French Alps on the 24th of March 2015. The Airbus A320-200 was headed to Dusseldorf Airport in Germany from Barcelona El-Prat Airport when it crashed in the French Alps near Nice. This is the second international incident involving low-cost airlines in just under three months following the disappearance of AirAsia Flight 8501 on the 28th of December 2014. The crash came as a surprise as the skies were clear, weather was good and the aircraft was in great condition, having been regularly serviced and maintained. Respondents initially thought that this was the result of a terrorist attack but it turned out to be caused by a man with mental health problems.
The Flight 981 Disaster
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Author : Samme Chittum
language : en
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Release Date : 2017-10-03
The Flight 981 Disaster written by Samme Chittum and has been published by Smithsonian Institution this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-03 with Transportation categories.
On June 12, 1972, a powerful explosion rocked American Airlines Flight 96 a mere five minutes after its takeoff from Detroit. The explosion ripped a gaping hole in the bottom of the aircraft and jammed the hydraulic controls. Miraculously, despite the damage and ensuing chaos, the pilots were able to land the plane safely. Less than two years later, on March 3, 1974, a sudden, forceful blowout tore through Turk Hava Yollari (THY) Flight 981 from Paris to London. THY Flight 981 was not as lucky as Flight 96; it crashed in a forest in France, and none of the 346 people onboard survived. What caused the mysterious explosions? How were they linked? Could they have been prevented? The Flight 981 Disaster addresses these questions and many more, offering a fascinating insiders' look at two dramatic aviation disasters.
Flying Blind
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Author : Peter Robison
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2021-11-18
Flying Blind written by Peter Robison and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-18 with Transportation categories.
'The astoundingly well reported and beautifully told story of the downfall of what was once a great American company. A must-read' Bethany McLean, bestselling author of The Smartest Guys in the Room 'Compelling and richly reported, Flying Blind is about so much more than the sad decline of Boeing and the tragic mistakes that led to the 737 Max disaster. It's also the urgent story of how the almighty profit motive supplanted a culture of engineering excellence in boardrooms across America' Brad Stone, bestselling author of The Everything Store The definitive exposé of how Boeing put profit before passengers, leading to the devastating loss of life in the 737 MAX crashes and the downfall of an American business giant In examining the history of the 737, Flying Blind explores how Boeing's new management degraded a highly-regarded plane with cost-focused mandates and skimped on testing in the race to match a competing plane from Airbus. How Boeing outsourced software work to poorly paid graduates in India and convinced the US Federal Aviation Authority to put the MAX into service without requiring pilots to undergo simulator training, and how ultimately these failures resulted in the deaths of 346 Boeing passengers. Framed around the 737 MAX crashes, Flying Blind is the definitive exposé that for the first time tells the larger, decades-long story of how a corrupt corporate culture paved the way for a cataclysm that cost lives. 'Vividly written and meticulously researched, Flying Blind is a story everyone - every consumer, every citizen, every worker in every industry - needs to read' Diana B. Henriques, New York Times bestselling author of The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust 'A gripping narrative and required reading for anyone who wants to understand how one of America's mightiest corporations veered so badly off course' Sheelah Kolhatkar, New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author of Black Edge
Aviation Accident Report Western Air Lines Flight 1
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Author : Civil Aeronautics Board
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2020-12-08
Aviation Accident Report Western Air Lines Flight 1 written by Civil Aeronautics Board and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-08 with Nature categories.
This detailed report by the Civil Aeronautics Board investigates the tragic accident of Western Air Lines Flight 1. Dive deep into the technicalities, findings, and recommendations post-incident. The report offers a comprehensive look into aviation safety measures and the importance of rigorous checks. It serves as a testament to the continuous efforts in ensuring air travel safety. A crucial document for aviation enthusiasts and professionals.
In The Wake Of The Storm
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Author : Theresa Ann Severin
language : en
Publisher: North Cross Press
Release Date : 2008-01-01
In The Wake Of The Storm written by Theresa Ann Severin and has been published by North Cross Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with Aircraft accident victims' families categories.
In one of life¿s unfathomable twists,on the afternoon of October 31, 1994¿a Halloween that was marked bynightmarish weather across theMidwest¿a turboprop plane boundfor Chicago crashed in a soybean fieldoutside the small town of Roselawn,Indiana. All sixty-eight people aboardAmerican Eagle Flight 4184 perished,including the author¿s thirty-seven year-old sister, Patty, and herfour-year-old nephew, Patrick.Instantaneously this tragedy createda ripple effect that grew to haveworldwide repercussions.In the Wake of the Storm is theastonishing story of the aftermath ofthat crash. It¿s a spellbinding andinspiring account of how the survivingfamilies, broken down by shock andgrief, found the strength to take astance against a flawed corporatesystem and effect change throughadvocacy and the passing of newlegislation that continues to benefitall passengers today.It is also a tale containingunexplainable occurrences that invitethe reader to explore a deepermeaning to life and the possibility ofan expanded world existing beyondwhat we can see and touch. WithinTheresa Severin¿s poignant account ofliving with loss, but not succumbingto it, is a universal message of hope.
The Final Flight The Crash Of Polish Air Force 101 And The Death Of A President
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Author : Linda Boris
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2016-08-19
The Final Flight The Crash Of Polish Air Force 101 And The Death Of A President written by Linda Boris and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-19 with History categories.
On April 10, 2010, Polish Air Force 101 (roughly equivalent to the U.S. government Air Force One) carrying the Polish President, first lady, and 94 other high level government officials, clergy, military, representatives of Katyn Families, and other important individuals in Poland's business and culture crashed in a fog outside of Smolensk, Russia. The plane was on its way to a ceremony to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Katyn Massacre. There were no survivors. This book describes what happened and why. It points out the complex nature of such tragic plane crashes often due to human factors. More importantly, it tells the story from the perspective of the people involved and the terrible loss to the country which resulted from this historical and tragic event.
Fire Over Heathrow
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Author : Susan Ottaway
language : en
Publisher: Grub Street Publishers
Release Date : 2008-09-22
Fire Over Heathrow written by Susan Ottaway and has been published by Grub Street Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-22 with Transportation categories.
An in-depth account of the 1968 London air tragedy that claimed five lives—includes interviews with cabin crew, passengers, and air traffic controllers. One and a half minutes after takeoff on the clear and sunny afternoon of April 8, 1968, the Number 2 engine of BOAC Boeing 707 G-ARWE broke away from its mounting pylon and fell, tumbling in flames. Captain Cliff Taylor managed an extremely smooth touchdown about 400 yards beyond the Heathrow runway threshold and the aircraft came to a stop 1,400 yards further along the runway. The cabin crew had the doors open and passengers began escaping from the starboard over-wing exit and then via chutes at the forward and rear galley doors. Several explosions occurred and the port wing fell off, the resulting blast hurling flaming debris over the side of the aircraft. The rear escape chute was damaged by the fire and burst but, of the 126 people aboard, most of the 121 survivors had escaped before the arrival of the main fire and rescue services. Thirty-eight people received treatment for injuries and five, including stewardess Barbara Jane Harrison, were overcome by heat and fumes and died aboard G-ARWE. For her bravery in trying to rescue the remaining passengers on that day, Harrison was awarded the George Cross. “An amazing story . . . a fitting tribute to Jane and the other unfortunate people who lost their lives. It is extremely well written and I would highly recommend it.” —Jonathan Wright