Polly Vacher wanted to become the first pilot to complete a solo flight around the world via both Poles in a single-engine aircraft. Her 60, 000 mile voyage would take her to every continent. She prepared meticulously for two years and had garnered multifarious sponsors.However, as she took off, flanked by a Hurricane and a Spitfire, and waved off by her family and the Prince of Wales, she suddenly felt so alone. She had begun a remarkable expedition that would gain her three world records, but would also see her encounter extremes of weather and emotion, kindness, obstruction and also a little political intrigue.
Lieferbar
ISBN | 9781904943990 |
---|---|
Sprache | eng |
Cover | Kartonierter Einband (Kt) |
Verlag | Grub Street |
Jahr | 200807 |
Dieser Artikel hat noch keine Bewertungen.