Wings Of Air America
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Wings Of Air America
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Author : Terry Love
language : en
Publisher: Schiffer Military History
Release Date : 1998
Wings Of Air America written by Terry Love and has been published by Schiffer Military History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Aeronautics, Commercial categories.
Air America was the largest of the CIA's secret airlines. Air America was one of the world's most extraordinary ailines. It was run by the CIA, operated secret missions, publicly flew scheduled routes, and, at its peak, Air America had the largest commercial fleet in the world! The airline emerged from China after World War II, had close ties to the famous Flying Tigers, Claire Chennault, other airlines, and foreign governments. But was it really an airline, or just a military cargo division? Air America operated a wide variety of helicopters and other aircraft. They did maintenance for foreign military, other competing airlines, American military, and had the largest facilities in Asia - in fact, the American government denied that they even existed! But they did exist, and a magnificent job was done by them. Revealed here, for the first time, is some of the flight equipment that was used on some of these secret missions. They "invented" aerial resupply - even before the Berlin Airlift. Finally, they did most of the evacuation from falling Saigon in 1975. Unsung, unheralded, but always brave, courageous, and dedicated, they lived up to, and often died, with Air America's motto of "Anything, Anywhere, Anytime - Professionally."
Aviation Insignia Of The United States Of America
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Author : Stan Baumwald
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-05-21
Aviation Insignia Of The United States Of America written by Stan Baumwald and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-21 with categories.
Aviation Insignia of the United States of America is a comprehensive guide to insignia of badges and wings of aircrews of the American aviation. The guide has wings from over 900 airlines, fixed operators, and other agencies. Over 3500 wings in color are shown representing almost every airline in the US. A brief overview of various government agencies and US Military wings is also provided. Badges for aviation started in 1913 when the US Army issued the first badge to it pilots. Only about 3 dozen were made as they believed that would be enough forever. WWI found nations committing large air armies and the pilots coming home continued to fly and soon airlines came into being. The fledglings got a big push by from the Post Office to provide faster mail delivery and the US Air Mail wing was that worn by many commercial pilots. Airlines have come and gone, merged and thousands of flights happen every day. All the pilots and crews proudly wear their wings, so it fitting to provide a reference of most of them. Making this the most complete book ever issued on this type of insignia and the only reference of it kind for the collector or those interested in aviation.
Aviation Insignia Of The United States Of America
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Author : Stan Baumwald
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-01-07
Aviation Insignia Of The United States Of America written by Stan Baumwald and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-07 with categories.
Aviation Insignia of the United States of America is a comprehensive guide to insignia of badges and wings of aircrews of the American aviation. The guide has wings from over 1000 airlines, fixed operators, and other agencies. Over 3900 wings in color are shown representing almost every airline in the US. A brief overview of various government agencies and US Military wings is also provided. Badges for aviation started in 1913 when the US Army issued the first badge to it pilots. Only about 3 dozen were made as they believed that would be enough forever. WWI found nations committing large air armies and the pilots coming home continued to fly and soon airlines came into being. The fledglings got a big push by from the Post Office to provide faster mail delivery and the US Air Mail wing was that worn by many commercial pilots. Airlines have come and gone, merged and thousands of flights happen every day. All the pilots and crews proudly wear their wings, so it fitting to provide a reference of most of them. Making this the most complete book ever issued on this type of insignia and the only reference of it kind for the collector or those interested in aviation. Now in its sixth edition and including more wings and badges and up to date.
Wings At War Series
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Author : Center for Air Force History (U.S.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1945
Wings At War Series written by Center for Air Force History (U.S.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1945 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
Air America
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Author : Christopher Robbins
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-05-03
Air America written by Christopher Robbins and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-03 with History categories.
The incredible inside story of the world's most extraordinary covert operation. Air America - a secret airline run by the CIA - flew missions no one else would touch, from General Claire Cennault's legendary Flying Tigers in WW II to two brutal decades cruising over the bomb-savaged jungles of Southeast Asia. Their pilots dared all and did all - a high-rolling, fast-playing bunch of has-beens and hellraisers whose motto was 'Anything, Anywhere, Anytime'. Whether it was delivering food and weapons or spooks and opium, Air America was the one airline where you didn't need reservations - just a hell of a lot of courage and a willingness to fly to the bitter end.
Wings Of The Cia
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Author : Frédéric Lert
language : en
Publisher: Histoire & Collections
Release Date : 1998
Wings Of The Cia written by Frédéric Lert and has been published by Histoire & Collections this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
Frederic Lert has supplemented technical information available in the U.S. with European sources and interviews with former CIA contract agents living abroad to present a unique and heavily illustrated portrait of Agency aerial operations from 1948 to the present.
Wings Over America
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Author : Harry Augustine Bruno
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1942
Wings Over America written by Harry Augustine Bruno and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1942 with Aeronautics categories.
Aviation Insignia Of The United States Of America
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Author : Stan Baumwald
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-06-10
Aviation Insignia Of The United States Of America written by Stan Baumwald and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-10 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
Aviation Insignia of the United States of America is a comprehensive guide to insignia of badges and wings of aircrews of the American aviation. The guide has wings from over 900 airlines, fixed operators, and other agencies. Over 3500 wings in color are shown representing almost every airline in the US. A brief overview of various government agencies and US Military wings is also provided. Badges for aviation started in 1913 when the US Army issued the first badge to it pilots. Only about 3 dozen were made as they believed that would be enough forever. WWI found nations committing large air armies and the pilots coming home continued to fly and soon airlines came into being. The fledglings got a big push by from the Post Office to provide faster mail delivery and the US Air Mail wing was that worn by many commercial pilots. Airlines have come and gone, merged and thousands of flights happen every day. All the pilots and crews proudly wear their wings, so it fitting to provide a reference of most of them. Making this the most complete book ever issued on this type of insignia and the only reference of it kind for the collector or those interested in aviation.
Wings Of Fury
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Author : Robert K. Wilcox
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2004-02-24
Wings Of Fury written by Robert K. Wilcox and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-02-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Drawing on the experiences of Vietnam combat pilots and the new generation they taught, aviation expert Robert Wilcox traces the rise of today's fighter pilots and the transformation of aerial warfare.
A Dream Of Wings Americans And The Airplane 1875 1905
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Author : Tom D. Crouch
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2002-02-17
A Dream Of Wings Americans And The Airplane 1875 1905 written by Tom D. Crouch and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-02-17 with Transportation categories.
The story of the talented American engineers and adventurers who labored to conquer gravity in a flying machine. When Orville and Wilbur Wright soared over Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina's outer banks and solved the problem of aerial navigation, they wrote the last chapter in a long story. For decades prior, a small community of engineers, scientists, and dreamers—men named Chanute and Langley and Herring—had tried to make the ascent in every conceivable craft, from kites and gliders to an assortment of powered flying models. These imaginative people and their wonderful contraptions are brought to life in Tom Crouch's classic A Dream of Wings. In the quest for flight, aeronautical societies were formed and broke apart, successes were celebrated, hopes rose and fell, and lessons were learned and built upon. The dreamers who blazed the path to a flying machine are bravely realized in these delightful pages.