William H. Rankin (1920–2009)
Autore di The Man Who Rode the Thunder
Sull'Autore
Opere di William H. Rankin
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Informazioni generali
- Altri nomi
- Rankin, William Henry
- Data di nascita
- 1920-10-16
- Data di morte
- 2009-07-06
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Attività lavorative
- pilot
- Organizzazioni
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Breve biografia
- Lieutenant Colonel William Henry Rankin (October 16, 1920 — July 6, 2009) was the only known person to survive a fall from the top of a cumulonimbus thunderstorm cloud. He was a pilot in the United States Marine Corps and a World War II and Korean War veteran. He was flying an F-8 jet fighter over a cumulonimbus cloud when the engine failed, forcing him to eject and parachute into the cloud. -from Wikipedia
Utenti
Recensioni
The Man Who Rode the Thunder : The True Story of the… di William H. Rankin
The amazing story of the pilot who survived the highest-altitude emergency ejection (without a pressure suit) on record. Normally, a descent from 48000+ feet would have taken 10 minutes; Rankin's journey took 40 minutes, as he traveled five states in the grip of a thunderstorm. An inside look at nature, from a unique perspective. What the writing lacks in style and skill it more than makes up for in description.
Statistiche
- Opere
- 4
- Utenti
- 39
- Popolarità
- #376,657
- Voto
- 3.2
- Recensioni
- 1
- ISBN
- 1