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Reach for the Sky: How Two Brothers Built an Airplane in Chinatown
How Two Brothers Built an Airplane in Chinatown
Evelyn Wong
Plumleaf Press · Print & ebook · August 21, 2025
Reading lane: Aviation
As the Great Depression brought families and cities to their knees, fifteen-year-old Robert Shun Wong and his eleven-year-old brother Tommy, dreamed of flying.
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Book Details
- Authors
- Evelyn Wong
- Publisher
- Plumleaf Press
- Published
- August 21, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Aviation · Planes & Flying
- Reading lane
- Aviation
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Publisher Categories
Canadian Biographies
About This Book
As the Great Depression brought families and cities to their knees, fifteen-year-old Robert Shun Wong and his eleven-year-old brother Tommy, dreamed of flying. Money was tight, racial discrimination was high and times were tough. But in the heart of Vancouver’s Chinatown, Robert and Tommy built a single-seat plane - a Pietenpol Sky Scout. Pushing the boundaries of their world, the two brothers were soon flying beyond their wildest dreams! This inspiring true story, lovingly...
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