The Mammoth Book of Air Disasters and Near MissesAn incredible 30,000 flights at least arrive safely at their destinations every day. But a handful don't, while some come terrifyingly close to crashing. When even the smallest thing does go wrong at 35,000 feet, the result is nearly always a fast unfolding tragedy. This extensive collection of compelling real life accounts of air disasters and near disasters provides a sobering, alternative history of the just over 105 years that passengers have been