Fire & Rain: A Tragedy in American Aviation

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Describes the crash of Delta flight 191 on August 2, 1985 at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, explains how windshear caused the tragedy, and argues that the federal government could do more to protect air passengers

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  Fire & Rain: The James Taylor Story

  • 2001
  • 283 pages
  • Paperback
  • Mainstream Publishing Company Limited

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