Jack Jefford saw his first plane in 1916 at the age of six and he was hooked. By 1937 he was flying planes in Nome, Alaska and in three short years he became the Chief Pilot of the FAA. He daily faced the dangers of Alaska's skies, helped settle a frontier, and managed to survive long enough to share a lifetime of stories-delivering mail by plane, hunting coyotes, counting reindeer, transporting prisoners and congressmen, and rescuing the lost and injured, often at great risk to himself.
Jack Jefford saw his first plane in 1916 at the age of six and he was hooked. By 1937 he was flying planes in Nome, Alaska and in three short years he became the Chief Pilot of the FAA. He daily faced the dangers of Alaska's skies, helped settle a frontier, and managed to survive long enough to share a lifetime of stories-delivering mail by plane, hunting coyotes, counting reindeer, transporting prisoners and congressmen, and rescuing the lost and injured, often at great risk to himself.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Jack Jefford (1910-1979) was a natural storyteller and a pioneering giant of Alaskan aviation history. He was a "pilot's pilot," who flew so well he figured in scores of dramatic rescue flights. He also helped develop the aerial trailways that are flown today by commercial jets.At the urging of his daughter Carmen, he began recording his stories while sitting in his favorite chair with a glass of whiskey nearby. Over five years, he made 18 tapes, which his daughter and her husband Mark transcribed and edited with the help of aviation journalist Cliff Cernick.The result is a collection of fascinating aviation stories ever to come out of Alaska. From Jack's barnstorming days in Nebraska to his role as FAA Chief Pilot in Alaska, he was one of the best bush pilots who became a legend in his own time.
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Foreword by Carmen Jefford Fisher Page 11 Part 1: Riding the Grub Line Pages 15 - 58 Becoming a Pilot The Voice from the Sky Riding the Grub Line Barnstorming Coyote Slayer Crossroads Broken Bow Flying the Weather Hastings Kelly One & Kelly Two Part 2: Foul-Weather Flyer Pages 59 - 96 Nome Working the Mines Henry Gumm Goes South and Brother Hansen Returns Home To Cordova in the Vega Foul-Weather Flyer The Crackups Part 3: There's More to the Job than Flying Pages 97 - 152 The Girls and the Godfather Gold Fever The Reindeer Study Progress in the Cockpit Crash on the Darby Mountains Groping up the Yukon Guiding the Columbia Evacuation of Jack Devine Stinson-A Trimotor The Marshall and Miss Alaska Missing Pilots The Reindeer Acquisition. Part 4: Patrol Pilot Pages 153 - 196 Signed on with the CAA General Buckner DLAND at West Ruby Injured Man Aboard War The Queen Mary Horning's Ordeal The Boeing 247 A Tale of Two Cessnas Part 5: King Chris Pages 197 - 235 King Chris Wartime Flight to Attu A Night at North Shore Umnak The Waipio Inveiglement Shungnak Snafu Torture Flight to Seattle Summer Landing CAA Christmas They Come and They Go Part 6: Gold Medalist Pages 236 - 285 Hinchinbrook Beach Landing Tragedy at Port Heiden Fuel Oil Blues The Rescue of Cliff Uzzell Juneau Backfire The Black Cat's Path Taylor Weather Fiddling Around in Nome Gold Medalist Part 7: Into the Jet Age Pages 286 - 314 N-123 Trouble in the C-123 The Flying X-Rays Saberliner Jet School McKinley Rescue Back to Nome on the Iditarod Index Pages 315 - 319 Epitaph: Jack Jefford 1910 - 1979 Page 320
Foreword by Carmen Jefford Fisher Page 11 Part 1: Riding the Grub Line Pages 15 - 58 Becoming a Pilot The Voice from the Sky Riding the Grub Line Barnstorming Coyote Slayer Crossroads Broken Bow Flying the Weather Hastings Kelly One & Kelly Two Part 2: Foul-Weather Flyer Pages 59 - 96 Nome Working the Mines Henry Gumm Goes South and Brother Hansen Returns Home To Cordova in the Vega Foul-Weather Flyer The Crackups Part 3: There's More to the Job than Flying Pages 97 - 152 The Girls and the Godfather Gold Fever The Reindeer Study Progress in the Cockpit Crash on the Darby Mountains Groping up the Yukon Guiding the Columbia Evacuation of Jack Devine Stinson-A Trimotor The Marshall and Miss Alaska Missing Pilots The Reindeer Acquisition. Part 4: Patrol Pilot Pages 153 - 196 Signed on with the CAA General Buckner DLAND at West Ruby Injured Man Aboard War The Queen Mary Horning's Ordeal The Boeing 247 A Tale of Two Cessnas Part 5: King Chris Pages 197 - 235 King Chris Wartime Flight to Attu A Night at North Shore Umnak The Waipio Inveiglement Shungnak Snafu Torture Flight to Seattle Summer Landing CAA Christmas They Come and They Go Part 6: Gold Medalist Pages 236 - 285 Hinchinbrook Beach Landing Tragedy at Port Heiden Fuel Oil Blues The Rescue of Cliff Uzzell Juneau Backfire The Black Cat's Path Taylor Weather Fiddling Around in Nome Gold Medalist Part 7: Into the Jet Age Pages 286 - 314 N-123 Trouble in the C-123 The Flying X-Rays Saberliner Jet School McKinley Rescue Back to Nome on the Iditarod Index Pages 315 - 319 Epitaph: Jack Jefford 1910 - 1979 Page 320
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