{"product_id":"the-turtle-and-the-dreamboat-the-cold-war-flights-that-forever-changed-the-course-of-global-aviation-hardcover","title":"The Turtle and the Dreamboat: The Cold War Flights That Forever Changed the Course of Global Aviation - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJim Leeke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe 'Turtle' and the 'Dreamboat' \u003c\/i\u003e is the first detailed account of the race for long-distance flight records between the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy less than fourteen months after World War II. The flights were risky and unprecedented. Each service intended to demonstrate its offensive capabilities during the dawning nuclear age, a time when America was realigning its military structure and preparing to create a new armed service--the United States Air Force. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first week of October 1946 saw the conclusion of both record-breaking, nonstop flights by the military fliers. The first aircraft, a two-engine U.S. Navy P2V Neptune patrol plane nicknamed the \u003ci\u003eTruculent Turtle\u003c\/i\u003e, flew more than eleven thousand miles from Perth, Western Australia, to Columbus, Ohio. The \u003ci\u003eTurtle\u003c\/i\u003e carried four war-honed pilots and a young kangaroo as a passenger. The second plane, a four-engine U.S. Army B-29 Superfortress bomber dubbed the \u003ci\u003ePacusan Dreamboat\u003c\/i\u003e, flew nearly ten thousand miles from Honolulu to Cairo via the Arctic. Although presented as a friendly rivalry, the two flights were anything but collegial. These military missions were meant to capture public opinion and establish aviation leadership within the coming Department of Defense. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Both audacious flights above oceans, deserts, mountains, and icecaps helped to shape the future of worldwide commercial aviation, greatly reducing the length and costs of international routes. Jim Leeke provides an account of the remarkable and record-breaking flights that forever changed aviation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Leeke\u003c\/b\u003e is a former news journalist, a retired copywriter and creative director, and a U.S. Navy veteran. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Best Team Over There: The Untold Story of Grover Cleveland Alexander and the Great War\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2021) and \u003ci\u003eFrom the Dugouts to the Trenches: Baseball during the Great War\u003c\/i\u003e (Nebraska, 2017). \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 9.3 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47382355280050,"sku":"9781640124134","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/a61f3d782d1a051ecd1bf0e3b392daeb.webp?v=1777834087","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-turtle-and-the-dreamboat-the-cold-war-flights-that-forever-changed-the-course-of-global-aviation-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}