{"product_id":"the-accidental-airline-spilsburys-qca-by-howard-white","title":"THE ACCIDENTAL AIRLINE: Spilsbury's QCA by Howard White","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE ACCIDENTAL AIRLINE: Spilsbury's QCA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Howard White\u003cbr\u003eand Jim Spilsbury\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0920080979\u003cbr\u003eFormat: medium hardcover with dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Harbour Publishing Co. 1988\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 160 w x 235 h x 25 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 246\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A4\/2603\/0833\/B916\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eThis is the history of the accidental airline and those incredible years of flying, growing, and scrambling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are tales of mercy flights, tragic crashes, and miraculous rescues and escapes, and many entertaining details of the luck, business skill, and hard work needed to keep an airline aloft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJim Spilsbury bought an airplane in 1943, when wartime restrictions prevented the use of his boat to visit the upcoast camps and settlements where he repaired radios.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom this innocent beginning grew Queen Charlotte Airlines, and when he sold the business to Pacific Western Airlines twelve years later, it was the third largest airline in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes monochrome images, maps on end papers and title page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eNear new with only light shelf wear on dust jacket. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce in this condition.\u003cbr\u003eSee our other listings on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55452735013156,"sku":null,"price":59.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/134602.jpg?v=1783935416","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-accidental-airline-spilsburys-qca-by-howard-white","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}