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019			_a1381133329
020			_a9781684429363 _q(paperback)
020			_a1684429366 _q(paperback)
020			_a9781684429370 _q(hardcover)
020			_a1684429374 _q(hardcover)
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092			_a940.5426 _bJ58
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aJett, Philip, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aStranded in the sky : _bthe untold story of Pan Am luxury airliners trapped on the day of infamy / _cPhilip Jett.
246	3	0	_aUntold story of Pan Am luxury airliners trapped on the day of infamy
264		1	_aNashville, Tennessee : _bTurner Publishing Company, _c[2023]
264		4	_c©2023
300			_axxiv, 384 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
505	0		_aPreflight 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.
650		0	_aPearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941. _9394391
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xCampaigns _zPacific Area. _931198
610	2	0	_aPan American World Airways, Inc. _xHistory. _9381827
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xAerial operations, Japanese. _941669
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _zPacific Area. _932726
610	2	0	_aPacific Clipper (Airplane)
610	2	0	_aPhilippine Clipper (Airplane)
610	2	0	_aAnzac Clipper (Airplane)
610	2	0	_aHong Kong Clipper (Airplane)
650		0	_aTranspacific flights _xHistory _y20th century.
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