![]() (US addresses) BIO: Jill Esbaum is the author of more than. Don’t forget to leave a comment below for a chance to win a copy of JACK KNIGHT’S BRAVE FLIGHT. Jack’s portion of the race makes for an incredibly gripping true tale. These pilots were tasked with proving to a skeptical U.S. Have you ever flown on an airplane through the night Remember how dark it looked outside the airplane’s window Now, imagine flying through the night with no lights in the freezing snow searching for a place to land. All he has to do is fly all night long, leaning out of the plane to see, and navigate a blizzard over land he's never covered. I hope you’ll watch for Jack Knight’s Brave FlightHow One Gutsy Pilot Saved the U.S. Jack Knight was part of a relay team that flew 2,629 miles across the country on February 22-23, 1921. Outraged officials and pilots want to prove that flying the mail is best, so they concoct a plan-a coast-to-coast race.īut when a crash, exhaustion, and a snowstorm ground three of the planes, Jack Knight becomes the race's only hope. Air Mail Service by serving as a relay pilot in the first overnight cross-country U.S. ![]() ‘Jack’ Knight (18921945), who helped extend the life of the U.S. Flying after dark is risky and crashes are too common, so lawmakers decide to cut funding for the US Air Mail Service. Will Jack pull it off and save the Air Mail Service Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection This fast-paced picture book outlines the landmark night flight of pilot James H. Is Jack transporting a famous passenger? Is he ferrying medicine for a sick child? Nope - Jack has six sacks of mail.įor the past few years, biplanes like Jack's have been flying the mail only during daylight hours. Knight helped complete a critical segment of fl. When Jack Knight takes off in his biplane from North Platte, Nebraska, in 1921, hundreds of people crowd the airstrip. Portrait of Jack Knight, an airmail pilot best known for his memorable February 22-23, 1921 airmail flight. Jack Knight as a pilot for United Air Lines, 1921. ![]() High-flying history is brought to life in this suspenseful story of an unknown and daring pilot named Jack Knight, who in 1921 flew his biplane straight into a blizzard over America's heartland and saved the US Air Mail Service in the process. With its 90hp Curtiss OX-5 V-8 engine, it could carry a pilot and mail up to about 6,000 feet at 60mph.
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