The Greatest Flight: Reliving the Aerial Triumph That Changed the World

This is a really interesting story; well told. A re-creation of a historical event in a historical machine. Clearly, the people involved are passionate about the adventure; making it all the more readable and enjoyable.

An incredible book about an incredible flight.It is difficult to know which is the more interesting -- the historical part of the book about the original Smith brothers flight, or Peter McMillan's account of his modern day recreation of the same flight.As an aviation buff I loved the detail of how the airplane was built (using the original plans) and tested and then the day-by-day chronicle of the flight. The chapter about the crash in Indonesia (by uncanny coincidence in virtually the same place as the Smith brothers 75 years before) is a great read. Highly recommended.