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Jack Knight's Brave Flight: How One Gutsy Pilot Saved The U.S. Air Mail Service
Jill Esbaum
Illustrator: Stacy Innerst
Ages: 6+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Calkins Creek/Astra BFYR/Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 978-1-68437-981-1
Keywords: Aviation, U.S. Postal Service, Responsibility, Airplanes, Flights, Pilots
In 1921, during a blizzard, one courageous pilot took charge for much of the nighttime coast-to-coast route. Text and illustrations in a somber palette capture the drama and danger. Archival photos. Time line.