$42.89
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2020
Summary
There’s a lot of aeroplanes and aviators down in that water. Thank God I’m not one of them.
From pioneering and outback flights to delivering Spitfires or tackling the jungles of New Guinea, Australian Women Pilots tells of ten Australians with extraordinary stories.
Women have been flying since the early days of aviation but, with a few notable exceptions, they have rarely been visible or well known. Kathy Mexted shares the feats of trailblazers like…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781742236971 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1742236979 |
| Author: | Kathy Mexted |
| Publisher: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Imprint: | NewSouth Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 333g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 155mm x 20mm |
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‘Australian Women Pilots is likely to become a classic of Australian aviation literature.’ –Steve Hitchen, Editor, Australian Pilot
About The Author
Kathy Mexted
Kathy Mexted is a writer, photographer and editor. Inspired by her father, she learnt to fly in 1991, before she became a writer. Now she writes more than she flies, though her eyes and mind are usually turned skywards. She grew up in Finley, New South Wales. She married into, and then created, a flying family. She currently lives with her husband Denis on 40 hectares in Central Victoria, and they fly a Cessna 180. She is the author of Australian Women Pilots.
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