The Resource A man among mavericks : Lester Brain : Australia's greatest aviator, Neil Cadigan ; read by David Baldwin, (sound recording)
A man among mavericks : Lester Brain : Australia's greatest aviator, Neil Cadigan ; read by David Baldwin, (sound recording)
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The item A man among mavericks : Lester Brain : Australia's greatest aviator, Neil Cadigan ; read by David Baldwin, (sound recording) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- "Lester Brain was a true pioneer of Australia's aviation history. Grabbing a long-forgotten transcript of an interview with Lester, Neil Cadigan set off on a journey following the path of Lester Brain, traversing the unpredictable terrain of Australia, visiting places like Broome, Alice Springs, Camooweal, Cloncurry, Brisbane and Longreach. He discovered a man whose amazing flying adventures read like a boys own annual. From prospecting for gold reefs in the Tanami Desert to rescuing the hapless aviators Keith Anderson and Robert Hitchock whose aircraft, the Kookaburra, went missing while searching for Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm. In 1929 he was rated the best aviator in Australia, taught many of the country's greatest achieving pilots, rescued survivors during a Japanese attack on Broome during World War II, took the controls for inaugural mail and flying-boat services for Qantas, and contributed more towards the world renowned safety record of Qantas in its formative three decades than any other aviator."--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 5 sound discs (CDs) (ca. 6.5 hr.)
- Note
- Unabridged Australian audio
- Isbn
- 9781742124216
- Label
- A man among mavericks : Lester Brain : Australia's greatest aviator
- Title
- A man among mavericks
- Title remainder
- Lester Brain : Australia's greatest aviator
- Statement of responsibility
- Neil Cadigan ; read by David Baldwin
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Lester Brain was a true pioneer of Australia's aviation history. Grabbing a long-forgotten transcript of an interview with Lester, Neil Cadigan set off on a journey following the path of Lester Brain, traversing the unpredictable terrain of Australia, visiting places like Broome, Alice Springs, Camooweal, Cloncurry, Brisbane and Longreach. He discovered a man whose amazing flying adventures read like a boys own annual. From prospecting for gold reefs in the Tanami Desert to rescuing the hapless aviators Keith Anderson and Robert Hitchock whose aircraft, the Kookaburra, went missing while searching for Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm. In 1929 he was rated the best aviator in Australia, taught many of the country's greatest achieving pilots, rescued survivors during a Japanese attack on Broome during World War II, took the controls for inaugural mail and flying-boat services for Qantas, and contributed more towards the world renowned safety record of Qantas in its formative three decades than any other aviator."--Provided by publisher
- Accompanying matter
- other
- Cataloging source
- VMOR
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Cadigan, Neil
- Literary text for sound recordings
- biography
- PerformerNote
- Read by David Baldwin
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Baldwin, David
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Brain, Lester
- Qantas Airways
- Talking books
- Aeronautics
- Air pilots
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- A man among mavericks : Lester Brain : Australia's greatest aviator, Neil Cadigan ; read by David Baldwin, (sound recording)
- Note
- Unabridged Australian audio
- Control code
- 000045433415
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in., in container 17 cm.
- Extent
- 5 sound discs (CDs) (ca. 6.5 hr.)
- Isbn
- 9781742124216
- Isbn Type
- (CDs)
- Other physical details
- digital
- System control number
- (OCoLC)588104550
- Label
- A man among mavericks : Lester Brain : Australia's greatest aviator, Neil Cadigan ; read by David Baldwin, (sound recording)
- Note
- Unabridged Australian audio
- Control code
- 000045433415
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in., in container 17 cm.
- Extent
- 5 sound discs (CDs) (ca. 6.5 hr.)
- Isbn
- 9781742124216
- Isbn Type
- (CDs)
- Other physical details
- digital
- System control number
- (OCoLC)588104550
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