DAVID BEATY - THE PROVING FLIGHT - novel of a trans-Atlantic air crossing which goes terribly wrong

 CIVIL AVIATION novel, story of a trans-Atlantic air crossing which goes terribly wrong. "High over the Atlantic a giant silver plane races through the darkness en route to New York. Up in the flight deck one of her pilots shines his powerful flashlight out on the ice that has been forming on her wings. He studies the fuel gauge for a moment, then listens intently to a persistent, unidentified sound. Abruptly he signals to the radio operator..."

PENGUIN REPAIRED SOFTBACK 1958 evenly yellowed pages,reasonable neat condition , soft covers repaired on outside on spine, pages well-binded and clean, small bookshop stamps on half title page.