aircraft accidents

Eleven-year-old Hugo, his parents, and his 4-year-old sister Gertie, are flying on the Hindenburg across the Atlantic, but as they get ready to land, a fire consumes the ship and Hugo finds himself separated from his family in a race to escape the flames.

Facts and information about the Hindenburg airship.

A survivor of the horrific 1972 plane crash that stranded his rugby team in the Andes for seventy-two days provides his account of the ordeal and of his desperate expedition across seventy miles of frozen wilderness to find help.

"World War II, October 1942: a plane carrying eight Americans crashes into the middle of the Pacific Ocean. With only four oranges and no fresh water between them, the crew had to band together and rely on each other for survival. What they thought would be only a few hours or days before they were rescued turned into weeks lost at sea fighting off sharks, dehydration, hunger, and extreme heat"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the world of Alaska aviation, featuring profiles of daring pilots and stories of their most dangerous flights.

Describes the last voyage of the zeppelin, or airship, Hindenburg, which crashed in flames on a New Jersey airfield in 1937, and examines some possible causes for the disaster.

This title explores haunted ships, planes, and cars, and with scary photos and actual events and places.

"World War II, October 1942: a plane carrying eight Americans crashes into the middle of the Pacific Ocean. With only four oranges and no fresh water between them, the crew had to band together and rely on each other for survival. What they thought would be only a few hours or days before they were rescued turned into weeks lost at sea fighting off sharks, dehydration, hunger, and extreme heat"--Provided by publisher.

Thirty-five years after a series of airplanes crashed in New Jersey, Miri Ammerman returns to her hometown of Elizabeth to attend a commermoration of the worst year in her life.