Flight 232

a story of disaster and survival

by Laurence Gonzales

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• 19 Currently reading

Published 2014 .
Written in English

Subjects:

• Airplane crash survival,
• Aircraft accidents,
• Aircraft accident victims

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Statement	Laurence Gonzales
Classifications
LC Classifications	TL553.525.I8 G66 2014
The Physical Object
Pagination	viii, 415 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of Pages	415
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL27161657M
ISBN 10	0393240029
ISBN 10	9780393240023
LC Control Number	2014005238
OCLC/WorldCa	857404681

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