The Resource On a wing and a prayer : the race that stopped the world, Di Websdale-Morrissey
On a wing and a prayer : the race that stopped the world, Di Websdale-Morrissey
Resource Information
The item On a wing and a prayer : the race that stopped the world, Di Websdale-Morrissey represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City of Stirling Library Services.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
Resource Information
The item On a wing and a prayer : the race that stopped the world, Di Websdale-Morrissey represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City of Stirling Library Services.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- In 1934, Melbourne's Lord Mayor announced a London-to-Melbourne air race to celebrate his city's centenary. The audacious plan captured imaginations across the globe: newspapers and magazines everywhere were filled with it; the world's pilots scrambled to get sponsorship; and the organisers scrambled to get the rules straight and permission to fly in foreign air space. Sixty-four entrants from eleven countries signed up, but only twenty planes eventually took off on 20 October 1934. The winner arrived in Melbourne seventy-one hours later -- but three planes crashed and two pilots died in the attempt. The world followed the progress and applauded the winners, Britain's Grovsenor House (outright) and The Netherlands' Uiver (on handicap), but the real climax of the story is the astonishing efforts by the town of Albury in saving the Uiver as it battled through a fierce thunderstorm with no navigational aids, guiding the tiny plane to an emergency landing in the middle of the town with the most quick-thinking, imaginative response to its terrifying predicament. This heroic race, considered the greatest single sporting event in the history of aviation, is a tale of eccentric characters, daring deeds and sublime courage
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 MP3 CD
- Note
-
- Queensland Narrating Service: 4082MP3
- Print edition published: 2019
- Label
- On a wing and a prayer : the race that stopped the world
- Title
- On a wing and a prayer
- Title remainder
- the race that stopped the world
- Statement of responsibility
- Di Websdale-Morrissey
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1934, Melbourne's Lord Mayor announced a London-to-Melbourne air race to celebrate his city's centenary. The audacious plan captured imaginations across the globe: newspapers and magazines everywhere were filled with it; the world's pilots scrambled to get sponsorship; and the organisers scrambled to get the rules straight and permission to fly in foreign air space. Sixty-four entrants from eleven countries signed up, but only twenty planes eventually took off on 20 October 1934. The winner arrived in Melbourne seventy-one hours later -- but three planes crashed and two pilots died in the attempt. The world followed the progress and applauded the winners, Britain's Grovsenor House (outright) and The Netherlands' Uiver (on handicap), but the real climax of the story is the astonishing efforts by the town of Albury in saving the Uiver as it battled through a fierce thunderstorm with no navigational aids, guiding the tiny plane to an emergency landing in the middle of the town with the most quick-thinking, imaginative response to its terrifying predicament. This heroic race, considered the greatest single sporting event in the history of aviation, is a tale of eccentric characters, daring deeds and sublime courage
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Websdale-Morrissey, Di
- Form of composition
- not applicable
- Format of music
- not applicable
- Literary text for sound recordings
- other
- PerformerNote
- Narrated by John Sharpe
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Sharpe, John
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- MacRobertson International Air Race
- Airplane racing
- Aeronautics
- Air pilots
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- On a wing and a prayer : the race that stopped the world, Di Websdale-Morrissey
- Note
-
- Queensland Narrating Service: 4082MP3
- Print edition published: 2019
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- p2251574974
- Dimensions
- 12 cm.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Extent
- 1 MP3 CD
- Form of item
- direct electronic
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- digital
- Publisher number
- 4082MP3
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System details
- Requires the use of an MP3-enabled CD player or computer
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
- Label
- On a wing and a prayer : the race that stopped the world, Di Websdale-Morrissey
- Note
-
- Queensland Narrating Service: 4082MP3
- Print edition published: 2019
- Capture and storage technique
- digital storage
- Carrier category
- audio disc
- Carrier category code
-
- sd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Configuration of playback channels
- unknown
- Content category
- spoken word
- Content type code
-
- spw
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Control code
- p2251574974
- Dimensions
- 12 cm.
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
- Extent
- 1 MP3 CD
- Form of item
- direct electronic
- Groove width / pitch
- not applicable
- Kind of cutting
- not applicable
- Kind of disc cylinder or tape
- mass produced
- Kind of material
- plastic with metal
- Media category
- audio
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- s
- Other physical details
- digital
- Publisher number
- 4082MP3
- Special playback characteristics
- digital recording
- Specific material designation
- sound disc
- Speed
- 1.4m. per second (discs)
- System details
- Requires the use of an MP3-enabled CD player or computer
- Tape configuration
- not applicable
- Tape width
- not applicable
Library Links
Embed
Settings
Select options that apply then copy and paste the RDF/HTML data fragment to include in your application
Embed this data in a secure (HTTPS) page:
Layout options:
Include data citation:
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.stirling.wa.gov.au/portal/On-a-wing-and-a-prayer--the-race-that-stopped/HKQ77oByOcU/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.stirling.wa.gov.au/portal/On-a-wing-and-a-prayer--the-race-that-stopped/HKQ77oByOcU/">On a wing and a prayer : the race that stopped the world, Di Websdale-Morrissey</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.stirling.wa.gov.au/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.stirling.wa.gov.au/">City of Stirling Library Services</a></span></span></span></span></div>
Note: Adjust the width and height settings defined in the RDF/HTML code fragment to best match your requirements
Preview
Cite Data - Experimental
Data Citation of the Item On a wing and a prayer : the race that stopped the world, Di Websdale-Morrissey
Copy and paste the following RDF/HTML data fragment to cite this resource
<div class="citation" vocab="http://schema.org/"><i class="fa fa-external-link-square fa-fw"></i> Data from <span resource="http://link.stirling.wa.gov.au/portal/On-a-wing-and-a-prayer--the-race-that-stopped/HKQ77oByOcU/" typeof="Book http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/Item"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a href="http://link.stirling.wa.gov.au/portal/On-a-wing-and-a-prayer--the-race-that-stopped/HKQ77oByOcU/">On a wing and a prayer : the race that stopped the world, Di Websdale-Morrissey</a></span> - <span property="potentialAction" typeOf="OrganizeAction"><span property="agent" typeof="LibrarySystem http://library.link/vocab/LibrarySystem" resource="http://link.stirling.wa.gov.au/"><span property="name http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/label"><a property="url" href="http://link.stirling.wa.gov.au/">City of Stirling Library Services</a></span></span></span></span></div>
