Wings Around the World: The Exhilarating Story of One Woman's Epic Flight from the North Pole to Antarctica
the exhilirating story of one woman's epic flight from the north pole to antarctica
$78.45
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
29 June 2008
Summary
On May 6, 2003, Polly Vacher took off from Birmingham airport seeking to become the first pilot to complete a solo flight around the world via both Poles in a single-engine aircraft. Despite having only a few years of flying experience, Polly, a 59-year-old mother of three, had already completed a lateral solo circumnavigation of the world in 2001 for the charity Flying Scholarships for the Disabled; this second challenge, for the same charity, would make that achievement look like a casual j…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781904943990 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1904943993 |
| Author: | Polly Vacher |
| Publisher: | Grub Street |
| Imprint: | Grub Street Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 29 June 2008 |
| Weight: | 476g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 239mm x 170mm |
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About The Author
Polly Vacher
Born in south Devon, she trained in physiotherapy and spent twenty years in music education. Her interest in aviation developed from a charity skydiving event. She obtained her private pilot license with her husband Peter in Australia in 1994 and they followed this up by a circumnavigation of the continent. In 1997 she toured the United States by plane, flying solo across the North Atlantic in both directions.
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