Category
... Nonfiction
Author ... Ralph Lewis
Publisher ... Paladwr Press
ISBN ... 0962648361
Publication Year ... 1994
List Price ... $25.00
Ralph Lewis has produced a fascinating account of the experiences of a radio
operator/navigator during what may be described as the formative years of
those professions. The accounts of his wartime years with United Air Lines
and of the many strange episodes with the legendary Transocean Air Lines
after the war could, without exaggeration, be described as adventurous.
In addition to the sharply-written text, the book is illustrated exclusively
with more than a hundred of Ralph's superb photographs that include rare
shots of the Pacific islands and atolls, the famous Transocean gold bullion
airlift, the monkey flights, the royal chairlift in Saudi Arabia, and many
others.*
Ralph Lewis' experiences were almost exclusively in DC-3s and DC-4s.
To read the Table of Contents or buy this book go to
The Flying Clippers, a website devoted to "Pan Am's Fabulous Flying
Ships."
"By Dead Reckoning" is also frequently available on eBay.
* The book description is from the flyleaf of By Dead Reckoning.