{"product_id":"flight-of-the-kiwi-around-the-world-solo-in-a-tiny-single-engined-plane-by-cliff-tait","title":"Flight of the Kiwi: Around the World Solo in a Tiny Single-Engined Plane By Cliff Tait","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlight of the Kiwi: Around the World Solo in a Tiny Single-Engined Plane By Cliff Tait. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Whitcombe \u0026amp; Tombs, Christchurch, 1970. First edition. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback with dust jacket. Original cloth boards are crisp with a firm binding. No internal owner inscriptions or names. Pages show natural tanning to the endpapers, and light foxing confined to the closed page edges. \u003cbr\u003eThe dust jacket is intact and bright, showing only minor creasing and light standard edge-wear. \u003cbr\u003e176 pages, illustrated with black and white photographic plates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gripping and historic first-hand memoir of Cliff Tait, the pioneering New Zealander who became the first Kiwi to fly solo around the world. Navigating over vast oceans and challenging terrain in \"Miss Jacy\"—a tiny, single-engined AESL Airtourer 115 aircraft—Tait chronicles the raw endurance, mechanical perils, and ultimate triumphs of his extraordinary 1969 global flight. An inspiring and essential volume for collectors of New Zealand aviation history, adventure narratives, and regional exploration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll books are sent with free courier postage within New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52111268413687,"sku":null,"price":64.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/7687\/5255\/files\/IMG_6295_d296b852-38f3-421b-b3e1-249442fb66a9.jpg?v=1794088019","url":"https:\/\/phoenixbooksnz.com\/en-ca\/products\/flight-of-the-kiwi-around-the-world-solo-in-a-tiny-single-engined-plane-by-cliff-tait","provider":"Phoenix Books NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}