Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 363.1249
EAN num: 9781852605742
ISBN number: 185260574X
Label: Haynes Publications
Manufacturer: Haynes Publications
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 192
Printing Date: 1999-05
Publishing house: Haynes Publications
Sale Popularity Level: 1800805
Studio: Haynes Publications
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Every year, a number of military aircraft ranging from single-seat fighters to fully laden cargo planes are lost in accidents. Because these disasters often occur in remote corners of the world and rarely involve members of the general public, they seldom attract the sort of media attention given to those disasters which involve civil aircraft.
In this, the very first volume to systematically document and describe military aviation disasters, author David Gero has assembled a century of mishaps, beginning with the loss of a Wright flyer that was being demonstrated for the U.S. Army in 1908. In addition to the aircraft types and serial numbers, and times, places, and causes, there are copies of accident reports and previously unpublished photographs of crash sites. Also includes combat losses involving transport aircraft and gliders.
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Ever wonder about not wanting to fly because you're afraid of crashing into a mountain? After browsing "Military Aviation Disasters", you won't wonder any more. This book documents dozens and dozens of military planes crashing into mountains even in the "modern" age of flight technology. One can only imagine how many more civilian aviation planes have crashed into mountains during the history of flight.
David Gero defines a "Significant Loss" as those incidents where at least 20 people lost their lives, but also includes in this volume a few other incidents that were "particularly noteworthy." You'll find military accidents from countries all over the world included.
I bought this book because I'm a fan of the Lockheed Orion P-3 aircraft, and there are three P-3 incidents described here. I found it amazing how many years the military persued the use of blimps in the early 1900s despite horrific accidents occuring on a regular basis. Also included is the 1972 crash of the airplane carrying the Uruguayan rugby team over the Andes Mountains where the survivors committed canibalism (which has been made famous by a movie).
Each incident described has the date, approximate time, location, aircraft type, and the operator of the aircraft. The text of the incident describes the weather conditions and the apparent cause of the incident (when that information has been released). Almost every two-page spread has at least one photo or diagram.
--lynellen.com
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Gero has done the aviation safety community a great service by putting out this book. Students of the subject would be well advised to read it cover to cover. The most noteworthy content is the peek behind the veil at former Soviet accidents (which may have been the impetus for the writing of the book in the very first place).
Where Gero falls short is in his failure to mention a number of well-documented, high-profile accidents with significant implications to public safety. For example, the June 1995 crash of a B-52 at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington made international news, but is not discussed in this book. A 2002 update of both this book and his equally readable "Air Disasters", perhaps combined in a single volume, would be welcome to both add to the current content and bring attention to the final rulings on a number of high-profile accidents that occurred in the late 1990s.
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