So There I Was Tales From The Flight Line
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So There I Was Tales From The Flight Line
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Author : Blaine J McMillan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-02-15
So There I Was Tales From The Flight Line written by Blaine J McMillan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-15 with categories.
"So There I Was...Tales from the Flight Line" is intended to offer a look through the window of my career in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1981 through 2003. Beginning with life at the Canadian Forces Recruit School in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia the journey winds its way through the different air force squadrons that I was assigned to and finally landing at the point when I retired from active service. The people in this book are real as are the incidents that I witnessed however some of the "Tales" have been ethically sanitized as not to offend some parties. The last two chapters are dedicated to informing the reader how a callous Canadian government has systematically allowed the Canadian military, and more specifically the Royal Canadian Air Force slide into the procurement abyss and how the Canadian Armed Forces may be revived. Regimental Sargent-Major (Rtd) John Butler, of the British Royal Green Jackets Regiment, recommends that any young person who is thinking about joining the RCAF could not be briefed any better as to a type of career than by reading this book.
Among Heroes Tales Of The Jungle Skippers
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Author : Philip Brinson
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2012-01-10
Among Heroes Tales Of The Jungle Skippers written by Philip Brinson and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-10 with History categories.
Formed just two months after Pearl Harbor and rushed to the Pacific by General MacArthur, the 317th Troop Carrier Group entered combat at Wau, New Guinea just one week after landing in Australia. For over two and a half years the men of the 317th flew their unarmed transports over enemy-held territory while living in the hot, humid, disease-infested jungles of New Guinea and the Philippines; many times subjected to Japanese bombings and ground attacks. Their reputation of getting the job done at all costs resulted in the Group being chosen by the 5th AF's General Kenney as the Troop Carrier Group to drop paratroopers in the SWPA; participating in all five major parachute drops in the Pacific: Nadzab, Noemfoor, Tagaytay Ridge, Corregidor and Aparri. These stories, told by the men themselves, chronicle the actions of both the air crews and the often forgotten men on the ground; during and immediately following the war in the Pacific.
Grandfather S Tales
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Author : Lyle Hilfigure Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Release Date : 2021-01-05
Grandfather S Tales written by Lyle Hilfigure Jr. and has been published by Dorrance Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Grandfather's Tales By: Lyle F. Hilfigure Jr. After being diagnosed with MSA, Lyle F. Hilfigure Jr. decided that he was going to write a collection of stories for his future grandchildren. With the unfortunate thought of likely not meeting his grandchildren, Hilfigure’s stories let them know what kind of a person their grandfather turned out to be.
Kiss The Sky
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Author : Jan Hornung
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2002-05-27
Kiss The Sky written by Jan Hornung and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-05-27 with Fiction categories.
KISS the Sky: Helicopter Tales is a humorous look at flying helicopters. Whether you fly fixed-wing or rotary-wing, or you know someones second cousin twice removed who flies kites, you can fly along with Bubba Huey in this hilarious book that will have pilots and pilot wannabes of all ages rolling with laughter. Included in the book is a history of helicopter flight, women in aviation, and a lesson in how helicopters fly.
Tales From The Frontline
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Author : Ray Deacon
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2020-03-19
Tales From The Frontline written by Ray Deacon and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-19 with History categories.
A fully illustrated account of Middle East Command’s strike force as told by its pilots and airmen, from the author of Hunters Over Arabia. After two years servicing Vampire trainers at the RAF’s Central Flying School, Ray Deacon left Little Rissington and joined thirty fellow airmen for a voyage out to Aden aboard HMT Nevassa on her last sailing as a troopship. Posted to 8 Squadron at RAF Khormaksar, he spent the next two years living and working in the torrid heat of this desert outpost. It had its compensations, however—the opportunity not only to experience life on a busy front-line operational squadron while working on ground attack and fighter reconnaissance versions of the Hawker Hunter, but to savor the delights of a trip in aeronautical engineer Sydney Camm’s most versatile aircraft topping his list. In addition to defending the skies above Aden and its Protectorates, Middle East Command expended a large proportion of its energy supporting army activities in the mountains of the Aden hinterland: dropping supplies, transporting personnel between posts, and in the case of the Hunter squadrons, attacking dissident targets and patrolling the border with Yemen. It was against this background that Deacon wrote his first book on RAF Middle East Command operations, Hunters over Arabia. Tales from the Frontline: Middle East Hunters is a fully illustrated companion volume that comprises anecdotes, stories, and experiences of life on the Hunter squadrons as told by the pilots and airmen who flew and maintained the Hunter during its twelve-year tenure in Arabia.
The Great Shark Hunt
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Author : Hunter S. Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2012-03-22
The Great Shark Hunt written by Hunter S. Thompson and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-22 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
‘Well . . .yes, and here we go again’ Dr Hunter S. Thompson Indeed we do. Here, in one chunky volume, is the best of gonzo. From Private Thompson in trouble with the air force, to the devastating portrait of the ageing Muhammad Ali. Taking in the Kentucky Derby, Freak Power in the Rockies, Nixon in ’68, McGovern in ’72, Fear and Loathing at the Watergate, Jimmy Carter and the Great Leap of Faith – and much more. An indispensable compendium of decadence, depravity and horse-sense. ‘Hunter Thompson elicits the same kind of admiration one would feel for a streaker at Queen Victoria’s funeral’ William F. Buckley ‘No other reporter reveals how much we have to fear and loathe, yet does it so hilariously. Now that the dust of the sixties has settled, his hallucinated vision strikes one as having been the sanest’ Nelson Algren
Vulcan Boys
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Author : Tony Blackman
language : en
Publisher: Grub Street Publishers
Release Date : 2015-07-19
Vulcan Boys written by Tony Blackman and has been published by Grub Street Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-19 with History categories.
An in-depth look at these Cold War–era bombers, in the words of those who flew them—includes photos. The Vulcan, the second of the three V bombers built to guard the United Kingdom during the Cold War, has become an aviation icon like the Spitfire, its delta shape as instantly recognizable as the howling noise it makes when the engines are opened for takeoff. Vulcan Boys is the first book about this bomber recounted completely firsthand by the operators themselves. It tells the story of the aircraft from its design conception through the Cold War, when it played out its most important job as Britain’s nuclear deterrent; it also reveals the significant role its bombs and missiles played in liberating the Falkland Islands, for which it gained much celebrity. These individual accounts detail how hours at a time were spent waiting to be scrambled to defend the country in the event of a third world war, and how pilots’ aggressive skills were honed by carrying out Lone Ranger sorties flying to the United States and westward around the world, and taking part in Giant Voice and Red Flag, competitive exercises against the US Strategic Air Command. The attacks in the Falklands using Shrike missiles are described accurately and in great detail for the first time, including the landing at Rio de Janeiro alongside a vivid account of Black Buck 2. Vulcan Boys is a fascinating and completely authentic read reminding us of the Cold War, how it was fought, and the considerable effort required to prevent all-out nuclear war.
Taildragger Tales
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Author : Daniel Ford
language : en
Publisher: Warbird Books
Release Date : 2016-04-18
Taildragger Tales written by Daniel Ford and has been published by Warbird Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-18 with Transportation categories.
Daniel Ford learned to fly at the age when most of us are well into retirement. In this short book, he tells how it was to have a flight instructor one-third his age, to make a Sentimental Journey to the Pennsylvania airport where the Piper Cub first saw the light of day, to practice spins and aerobatic turns in a Great Lakes biplane, to fly low and slow in New Jersey, to make a leisurely tour around the Big Lake and into his past, and to have a close encounter with the National Defense Emergency of September 11, 2001. A delightful read for anyone who ever dreamed of becoming a pilot. Illustrated; about 11,000 words.
Ribald Tales
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Author : S. Lock
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2002-09-30
Ribald Tales written by S. Lock and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-30 with Fiction categories.
U'tapao, Thailand(U.T.) in the mid '60s, newest and closest B-52 base to Vietnam. Humorous tales of airmen at war while suffering a mild cultural shock. From whorehouse to briefing room; lover's bed to flying over Vietnam; form the hot, dusty base to steamy Bangkok, they adapted without losing sight of the mission. Irreverent, slapstick and often poignant stories in a war with 'rules'.
A Day In The Life
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Author : Bob Barnett
language : en
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Release Date : 2022-03-16
A Day In The Life written by Bob Barnett and has been published by Dorrance Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-16 with History categories.
A Day in the Life By: Bob Barnett A Day in the Life is a delightful collection of short stories that give a behind-the-scenes view of what it’s really like to be in the United States Marine Corps. From pulling off elaborate pranks to getting lost during training and having to camp in the freezing rain, this collection is both hilarious and heartfelt, and shows that even members of the world’s most elite combat force can have a little fun too.