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Backcountry Pilot, Flying Adventures with Ike Russell
by Thomas Bowen (Editor)
- ANTHOLOGY
- 2002
- HARD COVER
- 206 PAGES
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An anthology of anecdotes from the air, recounting dangerous flights and unbelievable adventures with Ike Russell, a bush pilot legendary among research scientists of the 60s and 70s. A fearless chauffeur, Ike would fly scientists to inaccessible corners of the globe (mostly in the desert regions of Mexico, but also East Africa, Madagascar and Tierra del Fuego), often under extreme circumstances. Among the writers featured are Bernard Fontana, Richard Felger and Paul S. Martin.
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