Sundowner of the Skies
The story of Oscar Garden, the forgotten aviator
By Mary Garden
In the early morning of 16 October 1930, Oscar Garden taxied his tiny open-cockpit Gipsy Moth across London s Croydon aerodrome and, with a wave of his hand to the only person there to farewell him, took off. He had carpet slippers on his feet and a packet of sandwiches on his lap. His plan was to fly to Australia, which was sheer madness as he only had a mere 39 flying hours under his belt. Miraculously, he survived in spite of several forced landings.
- ISBN:
- 9781760790936
- Format:
- Paperback / softback
- Pages:
- 192
- Published:
- Publisher:
- New Holland Publishers
- Imprint:
- New Holland Publishers
- Weight:
- 521 g