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101 Amazing Facts about Planes
Written by Jack Goldstein
Narrated by John Harnish
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About this audiobook
Do you know which way round a country’s flag is placed on an airplane’s tail? What do you think Qantas stands for? What are the 20 most iconic planes of all time? And what happened to the man who successfully glided from a tower in China in the year AD 559?
In this fascinating audiobook, narrator John Harnish talks us through over 100 amazing facts about planes from all eras. So whether you want to know who owns the most expensive private jet in the world or what is particularly unusual about the photographs of the Wright brothers’ first flight, then this is the perfect audiobook for you!
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very interesting! One of my favourites.
Funny, gripping and well read:)