Firefly S First Flight
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Firefly S First Flight
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Author : Joanne Barkan
language : en
Publisher: Reader's Digest Children's Books
Release Date : 2005-04-26
Firefly S First Flight written by Joanne Barkan and has been published by Reader's Digest Children's Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04-26 with Fireflies categories.
With his own light to guide him, Little Firefly's first flight shows him the wonders of the nighttime world.
Firefly
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Author : Richard E. Diller
language : en
Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing
Release Date : 2017-04-19
Firefly written by Richard E. Diller and has been published by Dog Ear Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-19 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Once everything is set up, I roll in. Control stick hard left into a sharp left turn and let the nose drop quickly but smoothly to 40° down. Down. My heart is pumping hard. I'm in a sharp dive. I have to do it right and fast. Line up the target in the sight. It's getting bigger as I get closer to the ground. Airspeed is increasing! Quick! Right there! Pickle at 8,000 feet, only 2,000 feet from roll-in altitude. Not much time. NOW! Pull out! Pull hard, but don't over G! All the remaining ordnance is trying to pull the airplane toward the ground. Smoothly pull to four Gs. Watch the artificial horizon. It's the only visual reference I can count on. Pull! Get the nose up! Don't go below 7,000 feet because rocks can be anywhere below seven. There's level. Bring it on up. Twenty-five degrees nose high. I have plenty of speed, so keep the nose up. Here comes 8,000 feet. Then 9,000. I can let the nose down a little now and look around to see if anyone is shooting. It is 1969 and Dick Diller is on his way to flying warplanes in the Vietnam conflict. He is commissioned to fly A-1 Skyraiders in sometimes harrowing nighttime missions over Laos-surviving not only the danger of the missions he flew, but also the bureaucracy of the air force, from fitness testing to additional duties assigned, to attacking impossible-to-find targets in the dead of night-with minimal fuel supplies. At once entertaining and riveting, as well as thought-provoking, Firefly is the story of one man's journey in a world at war, and a day-to-day description of the fighting force that was flying A-1 Skyraiders in combat. Firefly contains actual transcriptions of dialogue of pilots locating a target and making a strike in northern Laos.
Men Of Power
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Author : Robert Jackson
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2007-03-28
Men Of Power written by Robert Jackson and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-28 with History categories.
The story begins in 1940 when Harvey Heyworth was leading No. 79 Squadron RAF defending north-eastern England from Luftwaffe raids made by bombers based in Norway and Denmark and then later in the Battle of Britain when the unit moved south. During late 1940 and up to June 1941 Heyworth led his squadron in defense of Bristol and Swansea operating by night and day. By 1942 he had amassed 4,000 flying hours. Harvey then joined Rolls-Royce test flying early British jet aircraft including the famous Gloster-Whittle and test-bed Wellington bombers powered by the new jet engines.In 1944 Harvey's brother Jim also joined Rolls, having flown with No. 12 Squadron in Bomber Command. The story then unfolds into the development of the Trent turboprop and the Avon jet engines. Development work on a variety of test-bed aircraft was ongoing and included some weird combinations of airframe and engine.Jim succeeded his brother as chief test pilot in 1958 and flew 82 different aircraft types. He recounts his experiences of piloting the Vulcan bomber, Lightning and the 'Flying Bedstead' VTOL test rig.
Flight
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Author : Vanessa Harbour
language : en
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Release Date : 2021-03-02
Flight written by Vanessa Harbour and has been published by Feiwel & Friends this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-02 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
From Vanessa Harbour comes Flight, a middle-grade historical fiction novel about a Jewish boy and a Roma girl leading a group of horses across mountains to escape Nazis during WWII. Everyone deserves to be free and feel safe, even horses. The year is 1945 in Austria, where an SS officer and some of his men visit a stable, determined to find the Jewish boy they believe the owner is hiding there. Luckily, just as Jakob—the boy in question—is about to be found, the men are called away...but not before the SS officer shoots and kills Jakob’s favorite horse. It’s very clear then, to Jakob and his guardian, that they are no longer safe there. Traveling through Nazi territory with that many horses will be incredibly difficult and risky, but the alternative—staying—is even more dangerous. After an orphaned Roma girl named Kizzy joins the pair, the three of them travel across woods and mountains in the hopes of finding safety. Along the way are life-threatening obstacles and an injury that could prove to be deadly. Inspired by a real mission, this is a story of courage, adventure, friendship, and dancing horses.
Flight
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1955-07
Flight written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1955-07 with Aeronautics categories.
Firefly
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Author : ANNE. BUCKLE
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-07-12
Firefly written by ANNE. BUCKLE and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-12 with categories.
Did you know that the firefly spends its first 2 years of life underground? When it finally takes flight, it lives for only 21 days, lighting up the summer night sky in golden splendor. Based on the original song by Anne Buckle, Firefly takes us on a magical journey that encourages us to take flight, shine our light, and make the most of our days, just like the fireflies.
Air Force Magazine
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Air Force Magazine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Aeronautics categories.
The Blossom And The Firefly
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Author : Sherri L. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2020-02-18
The Blossom And The Firefly written by Sherri L. Smith and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-18 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
From the award-winning author of Flygirl comes this powerful WWII romance between two Japanese teens caught in the cogs of an unwinnable war, perfect for fans of Salt to the Sea, Lovely War, and Code Name Verity. Japan 1945. Taro is a talented violinist and a kamikaze pilot in the days before his first and only mission. He believes he is ready to die for his country . . . until he meets Hana. Hana hasn't been the same since the day she was buried alive in a collapsed trench during a bomb raid. She wonders if it would have been better to have died that day . . . until she meets Taro. A song will bring them together. The war will tear them apart. Is it possible to live an entire lifetime in eight short days? Sherri L. Smith has been called "an author with astonishing range" and "a stellar storyteller" by E. Lockhart, the New York Times-bestselling author of We Were Liars, and "a truly talented writer" by Jacqueline Woodson, the National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming. Here, with achingly beautiful prose, Smith weaves a tale of love in the face of death, of hope in the face of tragedy, set against a backdrop of the waning days of the Pacific War.
The Aeroplane
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1947-07
The Aeroplane written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1947-07 with Airplanes categories.
Holding The Line
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Author : Thomas McKelvey Cleaver
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-03-21
Holding The Line written by Thomas McKelvey Cleaver and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-21 with History categories.
This is the gripping story of Task Force 77, the US Navy carrier commitment to the Korean War that was vital to the success of the UN forces battling the Chinese and North Koreans. Naval and air power were crucial to the United Nations' success in the Korean War, as it sought to negate the overwhelming Chinese advantage in manpower. In what became known as the 'long hard slog', naval aviators sought to slow and cut off communist forces and support troops on the ground. USS Leyte (CV-32) operated off Korea in the Sea of Japan for a record 93 continuous days to support the Marines in their epic retreat out of North Korea, and was crucial in the battles of the spring and summer of 1951 in which the UN forces again battled to the 38th Parallel. All of this was accomplished with a force that was in the midst of change, as jet aircraft altered the entire nature of naval aviation. Holding the Line chronicles the carrier war in Korea from the first day of the war to the last, focusing on front-line combat, while also describing the technical development of aircraft and shipboard operations, and how these all affected the broader strategic situation on the Korean Peninsula.