The Raft.
by Trumbull, Robert, 1912-1992. Dixon, Harold F., 1902-1987
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/no dj
- Seller
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Cranston, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
"Experiences of three Navy flyers, H. F. Dixon, Tony Pastula, and Gene Aldrich, who spent 34 days on a rubber raft, as told by Dixon to the author." Flying anti-submarine patrol from the U.S.S. Enterprise in January 1942, the Douglas TBD Devastator ran out of gas and the three men-- pilot Harold F. Dixon (1902-1987); radioman Gene Aldrich (1919-1973); andbombardier Anthony J. "Tony" Pastula (1917-1982)-- drifted 1000 miles until they landed at Pukapuka in the Cook Islands. 205 pages, plates; 20.5 cm. Stock#48080.
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- Bookseller
- The Owl at the Bridge (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48080
- Title
- The Raft.
- Author
- Trumbull, Robert, 1912-1992. Dixon, Harold F., 1902-1987
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- no dj
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Keywords
- 20th century American military naval maritime history World War II, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, American Airplane crash survival Pacific Ocean
- Bookseller catalogs
- Survival; Maritime History;
- Size
- 20.5 cm.
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