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Bir tayyarecinin anilari Bir tayyarecinin anilari Vecihi Hurkus Hürkuş, Vecihi, 1896-1969; Turkish pilot; memoirs; First World War. OL10238176W
Cloud Nine Cloud Nine Luanne Rice What would you do with a second chance at life?Sarah Talbot thought she'd never see another birthday. But against all odds, she beat the illness that could have killed her, reopened her bedding shop,… OL106221W
Adventures in the air Adventures in the air Simon Lewis "The true stories of Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron), Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Chuck Yeager, and Steve Fossett, who all broke records in flight"--Provided by publisher. OL11777019W
Flyboy Flyboy Karen Foley Membership has its wicked little privileges!During five years working for the Department of Defense, aerospace engineer Sedona Stewart has given up her personal life (along with her libido) for her j… OL11997638W
Sadie the air mail pilot Sadie the air mail pilot Kellie Strøm Although her day got off to a bad start, Sadie, a high-flying cat, is confident that she can make the air mail run to Knuckle Peak Weather Station, even after the station reports that a storm is head… OL12374234W
Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier R. Conrad Stein Relates how the young pilot distinguished himself in World War II and subsequently became the first person to break the sonic barrier. OL15036365W
The story of the Spirit of St. Louis The story of the Spirit of St. Louis R. Conrad Stein Describes the celebrated 1927 New York-to-Paris flight of Charles A. Lindbergh, which was the first transatlantic solo flight in history, as well as the first non-stop flight between the two cities. OL15036516W
Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart Adam Woog Summarizes the life of the noted woman pilot, focuses on her mysterious disappearance, and speculates about rumors that she was a spy and that there was a government cover-up. OL15073743W
Flight to heaven Flight to heaven Dale Black "Dale Black tells how he survived a plane crash at age nineteen, his near-death experience of heaven, and how his life dramatically changed as a result of this event forty years ago"--Provided by pub… OL15091554W
Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart Sarah Stewart Taylor Grace, an aspiring young journalist, is excited when Amelia Earhart arrives in her town of Trepassey, Newfoundland, on June 4, 1928. Earhart wants to become the first female passenger to cross the At… OL15451853W
Aloft Aloft Chang-rae Lee "Aloft offers a reexamination of the American dream from the inside out, through the voice of Jerry Battle, a suburban middle-aged man who has lived his entire life on Long Island, New York." "Battle… OL15854573W
A Hostage to Fortune A Hostage to Fortune Ernest K. Gann The author of Fate Is the Hunter and The High and the Mighty unrolls his adventures in the air, in Hollywood, in far-flung exotic places with irony, heart, and unsparing honesty. The stars of his lif… OL16051210W
Bernt Balchen Bernt Balchen Carroll V. Glines, Jr. He set polar flight records, organized a series of daring wartime air operations, and became a leader in Arctic aviation. But despite these achievements, Norwegian-American aviator Bernt Balchen saw … OL16108395W
Atlantic fever Atlantic fever Joe Jackson "A fast-paced, dynamic account of the race to cross the Atlantic, and the larger-than-life personalities of the aviators who captured the world's attention In 1919, a prize of $25,000 was offered to … OL16361180W
Soaring home Soaring home Christine Johnson "Small-town girl Darcy Shea aspires to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. All she needs is a plane, flight lessons--and the luck to avoid marriage. A husband would never allow her t… OL16620515W
Enduring Courage Enduring Courage John F. Ross From the Introduction... Rickenbacker lived at a time when the latest machines of the industrial revolutions were ripping apart the ages-old rhythms of plow and steam. When he was seven, the first… OL17322120W
TransAtlantic TransAtlantic Colum McCann,Colum McCann A tale spanning 150 years and two continents reimagines the peace efforts of democracy champion Frederick Douglass, Senator George Mitchell and World War I airmen John Alcock and Teddy Brown through … OL17653175W
Fangs out Fangs out David Freed Moments before he is executed, the killer of Hub Walker's daughter makes a startling allegation; the real murderer is Walker's close friend, a prominent U.S. defense contractor. Now Hub Walker, a fam… OL17662152W
Chuck Yeager Chuck Yeager Nancy Smiler Levinson A biography of the Air Force test pilot who in 1947 was the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound. OL18837650W
The commercial pilot's licence The commercial pilot's licence Anneli Christian-Phillips "Many of those embarking on commercial pilot's training have little idea of what they will have to do, as far as flying training is concerned, to get the licence. The Commercial Pilot's Licence is ba… OL19707384W
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