The flight 981 disaster: tragedy, treachery, and the pursuit of truth 9781588346032, 9781588346049, 0405250061, 1588346048

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The flight 981 disaster: tragedy, treachery, and the pursuit of truth
 9781588346032, 9781588346049, 0405250061, 1588346048

Table of contents :
A blowout in midair --
A smoking gun --
Peepholes and a phone call --
A full flight --
Carnage in the forest --
Six bodies in a turnip field --
A forensic nightmare and a pair of boots --
The gentleman's agreement exposed --
Coyotes, snakes, and secret testimony --
Two aviation empires --
The decline of an empire and the birth of the DC-10 --
A design worthy of Rube Goldberg --
Two more crashes and a tarnished legacy --
Fifty caskets and a memorial in the forest.

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