I digress a little.
In the 70's E.K. Gann's brother was the historian for the Douglas Aircraft Co based at Long Beach California... yet he couldn't guide me to any book written about the DC3!
No Highway in the Sky was written by Neville Shute Norway before the Comet troubles. Neville has written other books that more or less predict the future (e.g. What Happened to the Corbetts; Pied Piper). I only hope that "On the Beach" doesn't come to pass!