Island in the Sky
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4.9 • 42 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Island in the Sky, first published in 1944, is aviator Ernest Gann's exciting, realistic novel of survival in the far north of Canada. The Corsair, a plane attached to the Army Air Transport Command during the Second World War, is forced to land after heavy icing of the wings makes the plane unflyable. The crew look to Dooley, the pilot for guidance in order to survive the frigid conditions, and from support bases and search aircraft, a rescue mission is mounted. Island in the Sky was the subject of a 1953 movie starring John Wayne.
Publisher's Note, Nov. 26, 2015: Note that a recent reviewer's comment stating that the book 'lacks many parts...including the entire completion" is not accurate. Our editions of Island in the Sky contain the full and complete text of the book as written by author Ernest Gann.
Customer Reviews
One of the best aviator books
Everyone who flies need to read this. Amazing story!
More, please!
Please, more of Capt. Gann’s work; they’re classics! I still can’t believe we don’t have Fate is the Hunter out on iBooks yet.
Island in the Sky
Gann was simply the best aviation writer of the 20th Century. It’s sad that his novels and non-fiction haven’t been picked up by electronic resources. His autobiography, Hostage to Fortune and its prequel,
Fate is the Hunter are well worth an Interlibrary Loan request at your local library. Gann also was a commercial fisherman, sworn police officer, and avid sailor. He wrote about it all. The Barkentine that he rebuilt and sailed around the world was the subject of the film White Squall.