From hero to zero : a true story
Lovell, Rod2019
Book
"46 seconds between life and death. Captain Rod Lovell was cleared for take-off from Sydney Airport in South Pacific Airmotive's DC-3, BH-EDC. There were 25 souls on board, most of them teenagers. Little did they know their lives were about to change a matter of seconds. The main wheels lifted off the runway. Thirty seconds after take-off, the left engine failed! The events unfolded from the point. ... Only someone highly trained and experienced will have the cognisance and reflexes to immediately use the expertise necessary to save the day. Where many others had previously failed, Captain Rod Lovell succeeded in ditching an aircraft, saving the lives of all on board. He was hailed as a hero by the community, but stripped of his honour by the authorities. Find out why he went 'From Hero to Zero'"--Back cover.
Main title:
From hero to zero : a true story / Capt. Rod Lovell ; [foreword by] Captain Tony Hannam.
Author:
Lovell, Rod, authorHannam, Tony, writer of foreword
Imprint:
Adelaide, Australia : Rod Lovell Publications, 2019.©2019
Collation:
246 pages : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780646997957 (paperback)
Dewey class:
363.12465
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
360816