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Saga Of An Aviation Survivor
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Author : Howard John Hunt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
Saga Of An Aviation Survivor written by Howard John Hunt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with categories.
A military officer, piloted B-17 Memphis Belle, Alaska bush pilot, gold miner, homesteader, entrepreneur, Warbird preservationist, mountain climber, risk taker, Lend-Lease pilot, helicopter pilot, philanthropist, and real estate developer.
Hearts Of Courage
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Author : John M. Tippets
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Hearts Of Courage written by John M. Tippets and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Aircraft accidents categories.
No greater saga of the Northland was ever recounted than the experiences of the survivors of the Gillam plane crash. The Alaska Fishing News, Ketchikan, Alaska, February 8, 1943 In Hearts of Courage John Tippets has done a wonderful job giving voice to his father in telling his story. Arnold Griese, author of Bush Pilot: Early Alaska Aviator Harold Gillam, Sr., Lucky or Legend? John's thorough research and attention to detail transports us back in time to become part of these miraculous events in the lives of Joseph and Alta Tippets. Jeffrey Johns, Curator, American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum None can match the Gillam crash survivors for sheer heroism in the face of impossible odds. Their courage was inspiring! Ric Gillespie, Executive Director, The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR)
The Survivor
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Author : Peter Tadman
language : en
Publisher: Hanna, Alta. : Gorman & Gorman
Release Date : 1991-01-01
The Survivor written by Peter Tadman and has been published by Hanna, Alta. : Gorman & Gorman this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-01-01 with Aircraft accidents categories.
The story of Marten Hartwell, the pilot who survived 32 days in the Arctic wilderness of the Northwest Territories, after crashing his plane.
Miracle On The Hudson
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Author : The Survivors of Flight 1549
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2009-10-20
Miracle On The Hudson written by The Survivors of Flight 1549 and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-20 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The remarkable true story of Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger’s heroic crash landing in the Hudson River, as told by the passengers who owe him their lives. Millions watched the aftermath on television, while others witnessed the event actually happening from the windows of nearby skyscrapers. But only 155 people know firsthand what really happened on U.S. Airways Flight 1549 on January 15, 2009. Now, for the first time, the survivors detail their astounding, terrifying, and inspiring experiences on that freezing winter day in New York City. Written by two esteemed journalists, Miracle on the Hudson is the entire tale from takeoff to bird strike to touchdown to rescue, seen through the eyes and felt in the souls of those on board the fateful flight. Revealing many new and compelling details, Miracle on the Hudson dramatically evokes the explosion and "smell of burning flesh" as both engines were destroyed by geese, the violent landing on the river that felt like a "huge car wreck," the gridlock in the aisles as the plane filled swiftly with freezing water, and the thrill of the passengers' rescue from the wings and from rafts—all of it recalled by the "cross section of America" on board. Jay McDonald, a thirty-nine-year-old software developer, had survived brain-tumor surgery just two years earlier and now faced the unimaginable. Tracey Wolsko, a nervous flier, suddenly became other people's rock: "Just pray. It's going to be all right." Jim Whitaker, a construction executive, reassured a nervous mother of two young children on board, only later admitting, "I was pathologically lying the whole time." As the plane started sinking, Lucille Palmer, eighty-five, told her daughter to save herself: "Just leave me!" Featuring much more than what the media reported—moments of chaos in addition to stoicism and common sense, and the fortuitous mistakes and quick instincts that saved lives that otherwise would have been lost—Miracle on the Hudson is the chronicle of one of the most phenomenal feel-good stories of recent years, one that could have been a nightmare and instead became a stirring narrative of heroism and hope for our times.
Falling Through Clouds
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Author : Damian Fowler
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2014-04-29
Falling Through Clouds written by Damian Fowler and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Mommy burned up." On a cloudy day in August 2003, Grace and Lily Pearson, 4 and 3, were flying in their uncle's plane along with their mother on their way to their grandpa's birthday party near Lake Superior, when Lily noticed the trees out the window were growing close; so close she could almost touch them. Before the trees tore into the cabin, Grace had the strange sensation of falling through clouds. A story of tragedy, survival, and justice, Damian Fowler's Falling Through Clouds is about a young father's fight for his family in the wake of a plane crash that killed his wife, badly injured his two daughters, and thrust him into a David-vs-Goliath legal confrontation with a multi-billion dollar insurance company. Blindsided when he was sued in federal court by this insurance company, Toby Pearson made it his mission to change aviation insurance law in his home state and nationally, while nursing his daughters to recovery and recreating his own life. Falling Through Clouds charts the dramatic journey of a man who turned a personal tragedy into an important victory for himself, his girls, and many other Americans.
81 Days Below Zero
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Author : Brian Murphy
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-06-02
81 Days Below Zero written by Brian Murphy and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"A riveting...saga of survival against formidable odds" (Washington Post) about one man who survived a World War II plane crash in Alaska's harsh Yukon territory Shortly before Christmas in 1943, five Army aviators left Alaska's Ladd Field on a routine flight to test their hastily retrofitted B-24 Liberator in harsh winter conditions. The mission ended in a crash that claimed all but one-Leon Crane, a city kid from Philadelphia with no wilderness experience. With little more than a parachute for cover and an old Boy Scout knife in his pocket, Crane now found himself alone in subzero temperatures. Crane knew, as did the Ladd Field crews who searched unsuccessfully for the crash site, that his chance of survival dropped swiftly with each passing day. But Crane did find a way to stay alive in the grip of the Yukon winter for nearly twelve weeks and, amazingly, walked out of the ordeal intact. 81 Days Below Zero recounts, for the first time, the full story of Crane's remarkable saga. In a drama of staggering resolve and moments of phenomenal luck, Crane learned to survive in the Yukon's unforgiving wilds. His is a tale of the capacity to endure extreme conditions, intense loneliness, and flashes of raw terror-and emerge stronger than before.
Savage Wilderness
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Author : Barry Ralph
language : en
Publisher: Univ. of Queensland Press
Release Date : 2004
Savage Wilderness written by Barry Ralph and has been published by Univ. of Queensland Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
On 2 December 1942, the B-24 Liberator, Little Eva, returning from a mission over New Guinea, was thrown off course by a violent storm. Running out of fuel and with no fix on their position, the American crew had no option but to bail out. So began one of the longest and most arduous searches ever mounted in the Australian outback.
Soul Survivor
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Author : Andrea Leininger
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-06-05
Soul Survivor written by Andrea Leininger and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-05 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
This is the story of James Leininger, who-- a little more than two weeks after his second birthday-- began having blood-curdling nightmares that just would not stop. When James began screaming out recurring phrases like, "Plane on fire! Little man can't get out!" the Leiningers finally admitted that they truly had to take notice. When details of planes and war tragedies no two-year-old boy could know continued-- even in stark daylight-- Bruce and Andrea Leininger began to realize that this was an incredible situation. Soul Survivor is the story of how the Leiningers pieced together what their son was communicating and eventually discovered that he was reliving the past life of World War II fighter pilot James Huston. As Bruce Leininger struggled to understand what was happening to his son, he also uncovered details of James Huston's life-- and death-- as a pilot that will fascinate military buffs everywhere. In Soul Survivor, we are taken for a gripping ride as the Leiningers' belief system is shaken to the core, and both of these families come to know a little boy who, against all odds and even in the face of true skeptics, harbors the soul of this man who died long ago.
Flight 232
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Author : Laurence Gonzales
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date :
Flight 232 written by Laurence Gonzales and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Aircraft accident victims categories.
As hundreds of rescue workers waited on the ground, United Airlines Flight 232 wallowed drunkenly over the bluffs northwest of Sioux City. The plane slammed onto the runway and burst into a vast fireball. The rescuers didn't move at first: nobody could possibly survive that crash. And then people began emerging from the summer corn that lined the runways. Miraculously, 184 of 296 passengers lived. No one has ever attempted the complete reconstruction of a crash of this magnitude. Drawing on interviews with hundreds of survivors, crew, and airport and rescue personnel, Laurence Gonzales, a commercial pilot himself, captures, minute by minute, the harrowing journey of pilots flying a plane with no controls and flight attendants keeping their calm in the face of certain death. He plumbs the hearts and minds of passengers as they pray, bargain with God, plot their strategies for survival, and sacrifice themselves to save others. Ultimately he takes us, step by step, through the gripping scientific detective work in super-secret labs to dive into the heart of a flaw smaller than a grain of rice that shows what brought the aircraft down. An unforgettable drama of the triumph of heroism over tragedy and human ingenuity over technological breakdown, Flight 232 is a masterpiece in the tradition of the greatest aviation stories ever told.
Ditched
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Author : Curtis Grant Parker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-10-28
Ditched written by Curtis Grant Parker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-28 with categories.
A gripping World War II saga of unflagging courage and resilienceCan a scared preacher's son and green co-pilot in the U. S. Army Air Corps save his stricken B-24D bomber and crew from certain destruction high above the pre-invasion beaches of Tarawa Atoll in September 1943? With Japanese fighters in the air and anti-aircraft gunners on the ground ready to shoot down the plane and send it crashing into the trackless Pacific Ocean, the lives of the 10-man crew hang in the balance. This spine-tingling World War II thriller captures the incredible story of how young men in the greatest global conflict in history can rise above personal limitations, fight man-eating sharks, and survive on the world's largest ocean - all while plumbing the depths of their souls as they struggle to live another day on a life raft.This dramatic, page-turning, historical novel brings to life the forbidden diary of Lt. William "Billy" Worthington as he struggles to overcome his fear of cowardice in combat and faces up to his life-long battle to accept the faith of his father. Ride along in the right-hand seat of a B-24D as America valiantly turns the tide in the Pacific war. Witness the wrenching hunger and unbearable thirst as the narrator and his raft mates confront powerful storms, rogue waves, relentless sharks, the searing sun, and more.Novelist Curtis Grant Parker puts you side-by-side with these young American fliers as they battle against Imperial Japan in World War II.