Stranded in the sky : the untold story of Pan Am luxury airliners trapped on the day of infamy /
Jett, Philip,
Stranded in the sky : the untold story of Pan Am luxury airliners trapped on the day of infamy / Untold story of Pan Am luxury airliners trapped on the day of infamy Philip Jett. - xxiv, 384 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preflight briefing -- Prologue -- Destination Honolulu -- Trouble brewing -- Eat, read, and doze -- Paradise of the Pacific -- New York -- Pan Am's head office -- A regular fella -- Danger in the vacant sea -- On to Midway -- Yamamoto's plan -- Three other clippers in the Pacific -- Next hop -- Wake Island -- Final preparations for X day -- Boat day -- Wake Island -- Preparation for island invasions -- The Pacific and Anzac Clippers -- Load the torpedoes -- Gridiron -- Sea serpents -- Friendly fireworks in Hong Kong -- Taking off to Guam -- Climb Mount Niitaka -- A late warning -- The calm -- Tora! Tora! Tora! -- The storm -- Roosevelt receives word -- Plan A -- The Pacific and Anzac Clippers -- No thought of surrender -- Seeking another victory -- Scuttlebutt -- Behind the squall -- Every man for himself -- The Pacific and Anzac Clippers -- Escape from Hong Kong -- A will-o'-the-wisp -- Marital law -- Homeward bound -- Christmas in Washington -- Anzac and Pacific Clippers reach home -- The exchange -- Revenge -- New York -- Epilogue.
"A fresh look at the December 7, 1941, events surrounding the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Jett focuses on the fates of four Pan Am Flying Clippers, each filled with influential passengers. The aircrafts' refueling stops included Midway Atoll, Wake Island, Guam, and Manila-all of which were targeted and attacked within hours of Japan's infamous early-morning attack of Pearl Harbor. Stranded in the sky, these civilian airlines-like any US plane in the region at the time-were unexpectedly at risk of being shot down by Japanese military. The Pearl Harbor bombing removed any possibility these four airlines had for US military assistance, and the attack of the refueling stations made it impossible for these airlines to fill up their depleting gas tanks. Consequently, the Pan Am crews and passengers must figure out how to survive during these volatile times in the Pacific Ocean, where neither land, air, nor sea can promise safety from the same Imperial Japanese military forces that devastated Pearl Harbor and brought our nation into the Second World War. The writing is good, and the narrative backbone is strong and gives this historical account a novel-like feel"--
9781684429363 1684429366 9781684429370 1684429374
2022026734
GBC384384 bnb
021040921 Uk
Pan American World Airways, Inc.--History.
Pacific Clipper (Airplane)
Philippine Clipper (Airplane)
Anzac Clipper (Airplane)
Hong Kong Clipper (Airplane)
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, Japanese.
World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area.
Transpacific flights--History--20th century.
Stranded in the sky : the untold story of Pan Am luxury airliners trapped on the day of infamy / Untold story of Pan Am luxury airliners trapped on the day of infamy Philip Jett. - xxiv, 384 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preflight briefing -- Prologue -- Destination Honolulu -- Trouble brewing -- Eat, read, and doze -- Paradise of the Pacific -- New York -- Pan Am's head office -- A regular fella -- Danger in the vacant sea -- On to Midway -- Yamamoto's plan -- Three other clippers in the Pacific -- Next hop -- Wake Island -- Final preparations for X day -- Boat day -- Wake Island -- Preparation for island invasions -- The Pacific and Anzac Clippers -- Load the torpedoes -- Gridiron -- Sea serpents -- Friendly fireworks in Hong Kong -- Taking off to Guam -- Climb Mount Niitaka -- A late warning -- The calm -- Tora! Tora! Tora! -- The storm -- Roosevelt receives word -- Plan A -- The Pacific and Anzac Clippers -- No thought of surrender -- Seeking another victory -- Scuttlebutt -- Behind the squall -- Every man for himself -- The Pacific and Anzac Clippers -- Escape from Hong Kong -- A will-o'-the-wisp -- Marital law -- Homeward bound -- Christmas in Washington -- Anzac and Pacific Clippers reach home -- The exchange -- Revenge -- New York -- Epilogue.
"A fresh look at the December 7, 1941, events surrounding the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Jett focuses on the fates of four Pan Am Flying Clippers, each filled with influential passengers. The aircrafts' refueling stops included Midway Atoll, Wake Island, Guam, and Manila-all of which were targeted and attacked within hours of Japan's infamous early-morning attack of Pearl Harbor. Stranded in the sky, these civilian airlines-like any US plane in the region at the time-were unexpectedly at risk of being shot down by Japanese military. The Pearl Harbor bombing removed any possibility these four airlines had for US military assistance, and the attack of the refueling stations made it impossible for these airlines to fill up their depleting gas tanks. Consequently, the Pan Am crews and passengers must figure out how to survive during these volatile times in the Pacific Ocean, where neither land, air, nor sea can promise safety from the same Imperial Japanese military forces that devastated Pearl Harbor and brought our nation into the Second World War. The writing is good, and the narrative backbone is strong and gives this historical account a novel-like feel"--
9781684429363 1684429366 9781684429370 1684429374
2022026734
GBC384384 bnb
021040921 Uk
Pan American World Airways, Inc.--History.
Pacific Clipper (Airplane)
Philippine Clipper (Airplane)
Anzac Clipper (Airplane)
Hong Kong Clipper (Airplane)
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941.
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, Japanese.
World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area.
Transpacific flights--History--20th century.