Flying Tiger Archives Volume 2:

1966 to 1989

AvGuy Van Herbruggen,Kennedy Kennedy

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

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Volume two of Flying Tiger Archives stands in testament to Guy Van Herbruggen’s unwavering passion and dedication to the Flying Tiger Line.Delving into the 1966 - 1989 era, it chronicles the twilight of the Lockheed Constellation and Canadair CL-44 props, followed by the classic jets - Boeing 707, DC-8, the 747 Classic, and the 727.Through 375 meticulously restored images curated by the Flying Tiger Line Historical Society, the aircraft, personnel, special chapters, passenger services, acquisition of Seaboard World, tragedies and triumphs of this period are vividly brought to life.As with Vol 1, this collection dives into the never-before-seen archives of the pioneering Flying Tiger Line, through the golden age of the propliner up to the arrival of their first jet, the Boeing 707. Aviation pioneers, Hollywood stars, presidents, pistons, and propellers create a stunning portrait of a bygone age

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Utgivningsdatum:2024-04-30
Mått:235 x 235 x 3 mm
Vikt:1 435 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Flying Tiger Archives
Antal sidor:266
Förlag:Astral Horizon Press
Medarbetare:Simon DeRudder
ISBN:9781739663049

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Guy Van Herbruggen is an aviation archivist and researcher. Guy Van Herbruggen began a lifelong love of aviation when at the age of six he flew on a Sabena SE-210 Caravelle from Brussels to Tunis with his parents. Guy started flying gliders at the age of fourteen and earned his FAA Professional Pilot IFR Multiengine licence in 1991 followed by a flight engineer certificate with a Boeing 727 typerating. Today Guy is an engineering manager at Fedex Express. He resides in Ottignies, Belgium, with his wife France and their twin children, where he has restored Sabena s first Boeing 707 simulator, build by Curtiss-Wright in 1959. He is also an occasional contributor to Aviation News and Propliner magazines.