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Title: |
Smoke in the Cockpit |
| Sub-title: |
The Flying Adventures of Don "Smokey" Patry |
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| By (author): |
H.J. Smith |
| ISBN10-13: |
1897126077 : 9781897126073 |
| Illustrations: |
b/w photos |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Size: |
150x220mm |
| Pages: |
128 |
| Weight: |
.212 Kg. |
| Published: |
NeWest Press - August 2006 |
| List Price: |
19.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
Reprint under Consideration
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| Subjects: |
True stories : Aircraft: general interest : Canada |
The true story of Canadian bush pilot Don "Smokey" Patry is a succession of brave take-offs, daring landings, and high intensity turbulence every minute in-between. Whether performing an emergency landing in darkness in Canada’s northern wilderness, rebuilding his plane’s engine with a rusty file, or zigzagging a bomber plane across the Atlantic Ocean during World War II, there was never a dull moment in Patry’s career.
Smoke in the Cockpit is Canadian aviation history at its best. Patry, raised in Western Canada, began flying professionally in 1937 over the uncharted mountainous territory of Alberta, BC, and the North West Territories. Destiny uncannily placed him in the thick of the action, and he went from one adventure to the next without fanfare, pause, or concern. Introduced to Patry by his flying partner Jack Sullivan, author H. J. Smith offers this riveting collection of Patry’s high-flying heroics for readers of all ages.
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| Table of Contents: |
| Introduction; The Early Years; Peace River Airways; Adventures in Airline Transport; Helping the US Military; The Search for CPD; Royal Airforce Ferry Command; The National Airline; After the Airlines; One More Trip; Epilogue. |
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"Bi-planes pieced together with spruce branches and baling twine, flying blind in the Arctic winter, delivering heavy bombers to WWII Europe and flying commercial airliners at the dawn of jet propulsion, Don Patry did it all -- a true icon in the pioneering days of the Canadian bush pilot." -- Brendan Coyle, Author.
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"While flying with Patry might have been a hair-raising experience, flying his book from an armchair is pure delight." -- Edmonton Journal, Sunday 10th December.
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