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by Barrett Tillman
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Fighting Squadron 11 was established at San Diego in August 1943, beginning a half-century record that spanned aerial combat in three wars from the piston to the jet age. The squadron produced seven aces while fighting in World War 2, Korea and Vietnam. From World War 2 until after the Cold War, the...
by Greg Whyte
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2006
Acquire the Life-Saving Skills Needed to Eliminate or Reduce Most Helicopter Accidents
A vital resource for pilots, helicopter enthusiasts, and aircraft maintenance technicians, Fatal Traps for Helicopter Pilots analyzes all aspects of helicopter accidents, including flight basics, engineering,...
Jets at Sea
Naval Aviation in transition 1945 - 55
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2009
As World War Two drew to a close, jet-powered aircraft were beginning to be introduced into service. To take advantage of this major development it was necessary for all the worlds air powers to rethink combat tactics and develop the means of handling these faster and generally larger aircraft in...
The Bomber Command War Diaries
An Operational Reference Book
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2014
Bomber Command's campaign started on the very first day of the Second World War and ended within a few hours of the final victory in Europe five and a half years later. It was an attempt to win the war in Europe by strategic bombing on such an enormous scale that historians have only recently begun...
The Pulitzer Air Races
American Aviation and Speed Supremacy, 1920-1925
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2013
Three years after American raceplanes failed dismally in the most important air race of 1920, a French magazine lamented that American “pilots have broken the records which we, here in France, considered as our own for so long.” The Pulitzer Trophy Air Races (1920 through 1925), endowed by the...
1 Group Bomber Command
An Operational Record
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2014
During the period immediately before the Second World War, the RAF modified its command structure to rationalize for rapid expansion. Bomber Command was divided into six operational groups, each flying the same type of aircraft, including Wellingtons, Sterlings, and Lancasters. Chris Ward presents...
Death Was Their Co-Pilot
Aces of the Skies
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
It was in World War I that the skies first became a battlefield, with nations seeking to decide military outcomes off the ground. This volume introduces the fighter pilots of World War I, including the infamous “Red Baron” Manfred von Richthofen. In addition to this iconic flying ace, the author...
Duxford 1940
A Battle of Britain Base at War
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2009
The Imperial War Museum site at Duxford is rightly recognised as the premier aviation museum in Europe, hosting exciting air shows and where the evocative sight and sound of an airborne Spitfire can be experienced most days. Back in the dark days of 1940, however, when Britain alone defied Nazi Germany,...
Aircraft Dispatcher Oral Exam Guide
Prepare for the FAA oral and practical exam to earn your Aircraft Dispatcher certificate
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2019
The aircraft dispatcher is critical to air travel safety and a viable career option for many aviators. With this book, prepare for the FAA oral and practical exam to earn the Aircraft Dispatcher certificate.
From Airbus to Zeppelin
Facts, Figures and Quotes from the World of Aviation
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2016
With riveting facts, figures, quotes, and statistics from the high-flying world of aviation, From Airbus to Zeppelin has it all. D is for Desert Island Discs: just what would Dambuster Guy Gibson have liked on marooned on his desert island? E is for Everest: did you know that two Scotsmen were the...
Almost Forgotten
The Search for Aviation Accidents in Northumberland
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
The beautiful hills of Northumberland hide the secrets of our almost forgotten recent history. The sites of many air crashes are difficult lt to locate, even though these aircraft and sometimes their crew met their fate relatively recently. Chris Davies has located and visited over 140 crash sites....
by Helen Krasner
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
This book contains the author's accounts (previously published in various magazines) of her long distance flying trips as a private pilot. They take place to and within Wales, Ireland, the Highlands of Scotland, France (twice), California, and Russia. The flights were undertakes by both small...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2016
Professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction, this exceptional book tells the story of DUSTOFF from its conception. It reviews its development and use in both Korea and Vietnam, but focuses on the post-Vietnam years that saw almost constant transformation of unit structure,...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2016
This excellent report has been professionally converted for accurate flowing-text e-book format reproduction. The purpose of this book is to trace the evolution of airpower theory from the earliest days of powered flight to the present, concluding with a chapter that speculates on the future of military...