Uniform Title
On top of the world
Title
Barefoot in the sky ; an autobiography / Foreword and postscript by Philip K. Chapman.
Published
New York : Macmillan, [1974, ©1973]
Physical Description
xv, 256 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Local Notes
BEIN Graham 357: Dust jacket. Accompanied by typed letter signed from author to Nancy Graham.
Notes
Originally published under title: On top of the world.
Summary
Scott broke over 100 aviation records in long distance flight, which included a 34,000 mile (54,400 km) "world and a half" flight in 1971. On this flight, she became the first person to fly over the North Pole in a single-engine plane. She also served as governor of the British section of the Ninety-Nines, an international association of licensed women pilots.--wikipedia.com.
Added to Catalog
October 16, 2018
Also listed under
John Winston Graham Aeronautical Collection (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)