{"product_id":"bird-strike-the-crash-of-the-boston-electra-9781584658979","title":"Bird Strike: The Crash of the Boston Electra","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn a warm and golden afternoon  October 4  1960  a Lockheed Electra jet turboprop carrying 72 souls took off from Logan Airport. Seconds later  the plane slammed into a flock of 10 000 starlings  and abruptly plummeted into Winthrop Harbor. The collision took 62 lives and gave rise to the largest rescue mobilization in Bostons history  which included civilians in addition to police  firefighters  skindivers  and Navy and Coast Guard air-sea rescue teams. Largely because of the quick action and good seamanship of Winthrop citizens  many of them boys in small boats  ten passengers survived what the Civil Aeronautics Board termed a non-survivable crash. Using firsthand interviews with survivors of the crash  rescuers  divers  aeronautics experts  and ornithologists  as well as a wide range of primary source material  Kalafatas foregrounds the story of the crash and its aftermath to anchor a broader inquiry into developments in the aeronautics industry  the increase in the number of big birds in the skies of North America  and the increasing danger of bird strikes. Along the way he looks into interesting historical sidelights such as the creation of Logan Airport  the transformation of Bostons industrial base to new technologies  and the nature of journalistic investigations in the early 1960s. The book is a rare instance when an author can simultaneously write about a fascinating historical event and a clear and present danger today. Kalafatas calls for and itemizes solutions that protect both birds and the traveling public.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45652004175925,"sku":"ByrdShop_1584658975","price":41.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781584658979.jpg?v=1781848321","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/bird-strike-the-crash-of-the-boston-electra-9781584658979","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}