Wings Over Florida
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Wings Over Florida
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Author : Lynn M. Homan
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 1999
Wings Over Florida written by Lynn M. Homan and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
Florida's contribution to aviation history cannot be underestimated. Wings over Florida chronicles the story of flying in the "Sunshine State," from the early pioneers in gliders and balloons, to the recent developments in the space program. The story of Florida in flight is even older than its statehood, with Colonel John Sherburne planning to use balloons as early as 1840 in the Second Seminole War. Not only was the first scheduled passenger airline (the St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line) begun in Florida, but it is also home to the world's oldest international airline. Many heroes and heroines of the air came from Florida. Even those who were not Floridians by birth spent time flying in the ideal conditions that Florida provided. Pioneers, such as Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Peter Sones, and Jacqueline Cochran, all took to the air over Florida.
Raf Wings Over Florida
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Author : Willard Largent
language : en
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Release Date : 2000
Raf Wings Over Florida written by Willard Largent and has been published by Purdue University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
They fondly remember the times when they buzzed over the homes of their Florida "families" to let them know to expect them for Sunday dinner. More than fifty years later, their stories still resonate with universal emotions: fear of failure, love of country, camaraderie, romantic love, and the pain of tragic deaths. Their stories also remind the American reader of a unique time in our history, when, poised on the brink of war, the United States reached out to help a country in distress."--BOOK JACKET.
Raf Wings Over Florida
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Author : Will Largent
language : en
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Release Date : 2020-08-01
Raf Wings Over Florida written by Will Largent and has been published by Purdue University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-01 with History categories.
From 1941 through 1945, British cadets in the Royal Air Force trained in the United States through the Lend-Lease Act, President Roosevelt’s ingenious plan to help beleaguered Great Britain while maintaining the semblance of neutrality. This book tells the saga of two Florida training fields during this turbulent time. In their own words, British pilots tell of their Florida experiences. Many of them still in their late teens, away from home for the first time, pale and thin from years of rationing, these young men encountered immense challenges and overwhelming generosity during their training in Florida. Now retired, these former pilots still smell the scent of orange blossoms when they glance through the log books they kept while flying their Stearmans and Harvards over Florida citrus groves. They fondly remember the times when they buzzed over the homes of their Florida “families” to let them know to expect them for Sunday dinner. More than fifty years later, their stories still resonate with universal emotions: fear of failure, love of country, camaraderie, romantic love, and the pain of tragic deaths. Their stories also remind the American reader of a unique time in our history, when, poised on the brink of war, the United States reached out to help a country in distress.
Raf Wings Over Florida
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Author : Will Largent
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
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Cumulative List Of Organizations Described In Section 170 C Of The Internal Revenue Code Of 1954
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Cumulative List Of Organizations Described In Section 170 C Of The Internal Revenue Code Of 1954 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations categories.
Cumulative List Of Organizations Described In Section 170 C Of The Internal Revenue Code Of 1986
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Cumulative List Of Organizations Described In Section 170 C Of The Internal Revenue Code Of 1986 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations categories.
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Publication written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Income tax categories.
Wings Over Normandy
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Author : Harry Gael Michaels
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2011-12
Wings Over Normandy written by Harry Gael Michaels and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12 with Fiction categories.
This novel is about one young man, of Irish Catholic descent, growing up in San Francisco of emigrant Irish parents and entering WWII shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. During his high school years he works, in his spare time, at the Fisherman's wharf. He meets and falls in love with the daughter of a fishing boat skipper but one night as they are crossing the street to go to dinner at a small restaurant in the North Beach District a random bullet from China Town finds its mark in the chest of the girl he intends to build his life around and the event leaves the young man in state of anger and despair as the war breaks out. He joins the service and becomes a pilot of a B-26 medium bomber which eventually takes him to combat in Europe and his participation in the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944. While recuperating from wounds and emotional exhaustion suffered from a bombing mission in France he meets and falls in love with an Irish girl. The book, itself, is a work of historical fiction but stays close to the factual history of the WWII era with special reference to the war in Europe and the part played by the Eighth U.S. Air Force and the Royal Air Force of Great Britain.
Florida In World War Ii
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Author : Nick Wynne
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2011-08-05
Florida In World War Ii written by Nick Wynne and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-05 with History categories.
Few realize what a vital role World War II and Florida played in each other's history. The war helped Florida move past its southern conservative mentality and emerge as a sophisticated society, and thousands of military men were trained under Florida's sunny skies. Here are stories from some of the one hundred military bases, including Tyndall Field, where Clark Gable trained, and Eglin Air Force Base, where Doolittle planned his raid on Tokyo. Read about Camp Gordon Johnston, referred to as "Hell by the Sea," built in a swampy, snake-infested subtropical jungle, and uncover the secrets of "Station J," a base that monitored the transmissions of German U-boats prowling off the coast. This fascinating collaboration between historians Nick Wynne and Richard Moorhead reveals the lasting impact of World War II on Florida as the United States heads into the seventieth anniversary of its entry into the war.
Wings Over America William Doyle Harris And Aerlyn Augusta Hatter One Family S Story
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Author : Peggy Harris Dionne
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2017
Wings Over America William Doyle Harris And Aerlyn Augusta Hatter One Family S Story written by Peggy Harris Dionne and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Air pilots, Military categories.