Heroes Of The Skies
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Heroes In The Skies
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Author : Ian Darling
language : en
Publisher: Union Square + ORM
Release Date : 2019-02-15
Heroes In The Skies written by Ian Darling and has been published by Union Square + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-15 with History categories.
A gripping collection of true stories that capture the bravery of American pilots who helped win WWII. American pilots fought fierce and often deadly battles in every theater of the Second World War, and many overcame incredible obstacles to survive. Meet some of these courageous aviators, including George McGovern, who survived enemy fire that left 110 holes in his aircraft; George H. W. Bush, shot down in the Pacific; Jim Landis, a naval flyer stationed in Pearl Harbor who returned fire even after sustaining a bullet through his hand; Alex Jefferson, a Tuskegee airman shot down over France and taken prisoner; and Betty Blake, one of the little-known women pilots who aided the war effort. Clifton Truman Daniel, a grandson of President Truman, provides the foreword to this collection of carefully researched and vividly told profiles in courage that will transport you to the bullet-ridden, bomb-laden skies of the early 1940s.
Heroes Of The Skies
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Author : Michael Veitch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Heroes Of The Skies written by Michael Veitch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
Heroes Of The Skies
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Author : Michael Ashcroft
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-09-13
Heroes Of The Skies written by Michael Ashcroft and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-13 with History categories.
Since the dawn of aerial combat in the First World War, the heroism of the men who put their lives at risk in the air has known no bounds. There were no more heroic airmen than the fighter pilots and bomber crews of the Second World War - men who sacrificed their own lives in order to save their crew or who, although in extreme pain, managed to get their aircraft home rather than risk becoming PoWs. In telling the stories of more than eighty such men, Heroes of the Skies paints a picture of aerial combat from the First World War right through to Afghanistan, and allows us to celebrate the extraordinary feats of our flying heroes.
Warriors Of The Sky
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Author : Peter Bagshawe
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
Release Date : 2006
Warriors Of The Sky written by Peter Bagshawe and has been published by Pen and Sword Aviation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with History categories.
This is a collection of fifty exciting short stories written by pilots of the South African Air Force. The majority concern World War II when, along with other Commonwealth air forces, the SAAF fought alongside the RAF in the war-torn skies over Europe. The book captures the esprit de corps that existed between all the nationalities that fought on the Allied side and creates a splendid record of the many heroic actions in which the Springbok pilots fought. Some of the other stories relate flying in the border wars that South Africa fought in post-war years, often against vastly superior and better equipped communist inspired regimes.
Herk
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Author : Joseph Earl Dabney
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Herk written by Joseph Earl Dabney and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Hercules (Turboprop transports) categories.
Herk: Hero of the Skies is the story of the C-130 Hercules aircraft and its involvement in military, scientific, and humanitarian missions around the world. Joe Dabney takes readers through the turboprops development by Lockheed Martin and the United States Air Force and recounts many of its heroic deeds, tracking its history from the initial A-model through the current C-130J.
Cartoon Heroes
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Author : Harwood Anthony
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Cartoon Heroes written by Harwood Anthony and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with categories.
Our Pilots In The Air
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Author : William Perry Brown
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2021-05-20
Our Pilots In The Air written by William Perry Brown and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-20 with Fiction categories.
"Our Pilots in the Air" is a fictional account based on several actual events, tactics, and developments of the era during World War I. Excerpt "The scene in the valley was striking in one respect. Low ranges of gently sloping hills had widened out, enclosing broad levels with what in America would be termed a creek but was here poetically named a river. By here I mean eastern France, not so many miles from No-Man's-Land. The "striking" feature was the "Flying Camp" spread out over a dead level of much trampled greensward, enclosed by high board walls, irregularly oval in shape, with a large clump of trees in the center and a multiplicity of large, small, mostly queer-shaped buildings scattered about."
Air Heroes Of World War Ii
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Author : Robert Jackson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-07-03
Air Heroes Of World War Ii written by Robert Jackson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-03 with categories.
The heroes of the skies...The story of the Second World War is the story of ordinary people performing extraordinary feats, often with great courage.Nowhere was this more true than in the air, where technical troubles and unpredictable weather caused as many problems as the enemy.This book tells of courage in the air, from a valiant low-level attack by RAF bombers on the German fleet on the second day of the war, to a suicidal, lone dive against a Japanese destroyer by a navy pilot when the war was almost over.The stories in between show courage in all its manifestations.The Russian pilot who crawled through the snow for nineteen days with no feet; the men who risked their lives night after night in flimsy aircraft to land agents in occupied Europe; the film star who saved an American bomber squadron from destruction; French bomber crews who had the agonizing task of bombing their own capital city.Robert Jackson expertly reveals the inspirational true stories of men who became heroes in the sky between 1939 and 1945, but whose legacies would live on long after the war.Air Heroes of World War II is above all a story of skill and courage, of risking everything in the name of duty and honour. Praise for Robert Jackson 'The descriptions of weaponry...are authentically detailed.' - Publishers Weekly'Takes you to the heart of the action.' - Tom Kasey, best-selling author of Cold Kill.Robert Jackson was born in 1941 in the North Yorkshire village of Melsonby. A former pilot and navigation instructor, his active involvement with aviation lasted many years. Following his retirement from the RAFVR in 1977 as a squadron leader, he became a full-time aviation writer and aerospace correspondent and lectured extensively on strategic issues. He speaks five languages, including Russian, and has written more than forty nonfiction works on military affairs. He is also the author of the popular Yeoman series.
Taking To The Skies
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Author : Jim Eames
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2014-01-01
Taking To The Skies written by Jim Eames and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-01 with History categories.
So how do you test drive a Jumbo? And why did a future civil aviation director once taxi a plane down Perth's main street to attend a ball? From the ridiculous to the downright dangerous, the story of Australian aviation is full of tales of adventure and nation building. It is also a story about tragedy and eccentric characters with wild larrikin spirits. In this surprising, fascinating and sometimes very funny collection, Jim Eames brings together the great forgotten and untold tales of Australian aviation. There are the stories of the Catalina flying boats that were Australia's only aviation link to the UK during World War II and that of Qantas' record-breaking non-stop flight across the world. And what of the long- forgotten hijacks and the dramas of the Darwin airlifts after Cyclone Tracy? Entertaining, nostalgic and very readable, the stories Jim tells will certainly make you want to take to the skies.
The Prince Of The Skies
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Author : Antonio Iturbe
language : en
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Release Date : 2021-11-02
The Prince Of The Skies written by Antonio Iturbe and has been published by Feiwel & Friends this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-02 with Fiction categories.
A gripping narrative of friendship and exploration, and an homage to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, an unforgettable writer who touched the lives of millions of readers, and who was able to see the world through the eyes of a child. In the 1920s, long before he wrote The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was an accomplished pilot. Along with Jean Mermoz and Henri Guillaumet, he was chosen to pioneer new mail routes across the globe. No distance was too far and no mountain too high—each letter had to reach its destination. The three friends soared through the air, while back on solid ground, they dealt with a world torn apart by wars and political factions.