Fate is the hunter

Ernest K. Gann's classic memoir is an up-close and thrilling account of the treacherous early days of commercial aviation. In his inimitable style, Gann brings you right into the cockpit, recounting both the triumphs and terrors of pilots who flew when flying was anything but routine.

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Main Author: Gann, Ernest K. (Ernest Kellogg), 1910-1991 (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon and Schuster, 1961.
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505 0 |a The innocents -- A novitiate -- Humility learned -- A captain -- The seasoning -- Of Numbers -- Gypsies -- Rule books are paper -- Valhalla -- A lonely, unloved ship -- The numbers -- Cold -- Heat -- Fortune -- A hole -- A pretender -- A certain embarrassment -- Tragedy and escape. 
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