Bernt Balchen: polar aviator
"He set polar flight records, organized a series of daring wartime air operations, and became a leader in Arctic aviation. But despite these achievements, Norwegian American aviator Bernt Balchen saw his public image and military career repeatedly undermined by his onetime mentor, the famous and influential Admiral Richard Byrd."--Jacket
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- Full title :Bernt Balchen : polar aviator / Carroll V. Glines.
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"He set polar flight records, organized a series of daring wartime air operations, and became a leader in Arctic aviation. But despite these achievements, Norwegian American aviator Bernt Balchen saw his public image and military career repeatedly undermined by his onetime mentor, the famous and influential Admiral Richard Byrd."--Jacket
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- Publication Date:©1999
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Smithsonian Institution Press
- Place of Publication:Washington, DC
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1999
The Physical Object
- Description:x, 310 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1560989068, 9781560989066, 1560989009, 9781560989004
- oclc:ocm40990116
- LC Classification:G585.B3
- Dewey Decimal:919.8/04/092
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