Tells the epic struggle of the generation of pilots who made crossing the Pacific a reality. The feats of Lindbergh and others who crossed the Atlantic have been more celebrated but the Pacific was to flying what Everest was to mountain climbing: the biggest, most implacable, most irresistible challenge on earth. Year after year aviation pioneers launched themselves into the Pacific skies, until in 1929 America’s Clyde Pangborn made the first nonstop flight. This book tells of the efforts, courage and progress.