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Freedom flight, the true story of the Cold War's greatest escape, Frank Iszak

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Freedom flight, the true story of the Cold War's greatest escape, Frank Iszak

Language

eng

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Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Freedom flight

Nature of contents

dictionaries

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Frank Iszak

Sub title

the true story of the Cold War's greatest escape

Summary

THERE WAS ONE THING THEY COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT: FREEDOM. On the rainy afternoon of Friday, July 13, 1956, seven desperate young people boarded a twin engine DC-3 in the People's Republic of Hungary, with the intention of diverting it to West Germany. They had no weapons, no map, and no idea whether the plane carried enough fuel to get them there. They would have to brave the gun of the security officer on board, the wild maneuvers of the pilot, the Russian MiG fighters in hot pursuit and a harrowing flight over the stormy Alps, without navigation. Failure would mean certain death. AND A SPECTACULAR ESCAPE FROM TYRANNY WAS BORN

Target audience

adult

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