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WINGS OF PARADISE: HAWAII'S INCOMPARABLE AIRLINES

Written by Peter N. Forman
Published by Barnstormer Books in 2005
ISBN: 9780970159441

WINGS OF PARADISE: HAWAII'S INCOMPARABLE AIRLINES
Written by Peter N. Forman.
Stock no. 2139310
Circa. 2005. Hardback. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Pale blue boards with gilt title to spine; vignette to front cover. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780970159441. Foxing to outer page edges. Wrapper has foxing to verso.

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Cover of WINGS OF PARADISE: HAWAII'S INCOMPARABLE AIRLINES by Peter N. Forman

Contents

  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 - November 11, 1929
  • Chapter 2 - Early Years
  • Chapter 3 - Pacific Crossing
  • Chapter 4 - "We're Going to Make It"
  • Chapter 5 - War Years
  • Chapter 6 - Postwar Expansion
  • Chapter 7 - Enter Aloha
  • Chapter 8 - Thunder from Texas
  • Chapter 9 - Dr. Hung Wo Ching
  • Chapter 10 - Jack Magoon's Airline
  • Chapter 11 - Graveyard Spiral
  • Chapter 12 - The Roaring '70s
  • Chapter 13 - Mutiny in the Mid-Pacific
  • Chapter 14 - The Finazzo Formula
  • Chapter 15 - Joseph O'Gorman
  • Chapter 16 - Diverging Courses
  • Chapter 17 - The Commuters
  • Chapter 18 - Aloha Flight 243
  • Chapter 19 - Losing Altitude
  • Chapter 20 - Changing the Guard
  • Chapter 21 - Dial 911
  • Chapter 22 - Double-Barreled Bankruptcy
  • Post-Flight
  • Acknowledgements
  • Birds of Paradise
  • Index