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Soul  survivor Soul survivor Bruce Leininger This is the story of James Leininger, who-- a little more than two weeks after his second birthday-- began having blood-curdling nightmares that just would not stop. When James began screaming out re… OL12017948W
SPITFIRE WOMEN OF WORLD WAR II SPITFIRE WOMEN OF WORLD WAR II GILES WHITTELL The story of the unsung heroines who flew the newest, fastest, aeroplanes in World War II – mostly in southern England where the RAF was desperately short of pilots.Why would the well-bred daughter o… OL13676162W
The Spitfire Smiths The Spitfire Smiths R. I. A. Smith viii, 216 p., [16] p. of plates : 23 cm OL13784085W
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
Magnificent Desolation Magnificent Desolation Buzz Aldrin Forty years ago, Buzz Aldrin became the second human, minutes after Neil Armstrong, to set foot on a celestial body other than the Earth. The event remains one of mankind's greatest achievements and … OL15172822W
Quest for flight Quest for flight Craig S. Harwood John J. Montgomery was an American inventor of basic flight technology and exponent of aeronautical theory in the pioneering period of aviation in America (1885-1905). He used wind tunnels, whirling … OL16509780W
Magnificent desolation Magnificent desolation Buzz Aldrin "The flight of Apollo 11 made Buzz Aldrin famous, yet few people know the rest of the story. Here, Aldrin gives his account of the lunar landing that came within seconds of failure, as well as some o… OL16952464W
High honor High honor Oliver Ormerod Jensen,Stuart Leuthner In this collection of thoughtful reminiscences, 26 men and two women look back on their WW II experiences in military aviation and briefly review their subsequent careers. Former pilots have their sa… OL17089976W
Bailout Over Normandy A Flyboys Adventures With The French Resistance And Other Escapades In Occupi… Bailout Over Normandy A Flyboys Adventures With The French Resistance And Other Escapades In Occupi… Ted Fahrenwald A daredevil pilot in the famed 352nd Fighter Squadron, the author of this remarkable memoir bailed out of his burning Mustang two days after D-Day and was launched on a thrilling adventure on the gro… OL17494942W
Atlantic fever Atlantic fever Jackson, Joe This work is an 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 the fir… OL17756159W
Daring young men Daring young men Richard Reeves The author of the bestsellers "President Nixon" and "President Kennedy" details the harrowing journey of two men who risked their lives to defy the Soviet blockade intended to drive Western powers ou… OL1895860W
The big jump The big jump Richard Bak,Jim Donovan "The trans-Atlantic air race of 1927 and the flight that made Charles Lindbergh a hero. The race to make the first nonstop flight between the New York and Paris attracted some of the most famous and … OL19669951W
The women who flew for Hitler The women who flew for Hitler Clare Mulley "Despite Hitler's dictates on women's place being in the home, two fiercely defiant female pilots were awarded the Iron Cross during the Second World War. Other than this unique distinction and a pas… OL19716132W
Skyfaring Skyfaring Mark Vanhoenacker "The twenty-first century has relegated airplane flight--a once remarkable feat of human ingenuity--to the realm of the mundane. When most people today think of flying, they imagine tedious routines … OL20003781W
The huntress The huntress Alice Arlen "The fascinating biography of the maverick newspaperwoman, equestrian, aviatrix and intrepid adventurer Alicia Patterson, which follows her exceptional exploits through the first half of the 20th cen… OL20035447W
Kamikaze - to Die for the Emperor Kamikaze - to Die for the Emperor Smith, Peter C. ix, 237 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 25 cm OL27363840W
War in a Stringbag War in a Stringbag Charles Lamb Commander Charles Lamb fought an exceptional war flying the slow and obsolete Fairey Swordfish for the Fleet Air Arm. It was an antiquated machine, but it could outmanoeuvre almost any other aircraft… OL3670837W
Kamikaze Kamikaze Yasuo Kuwahara Originally published in 1957, this enduring classic—the first-ever English publication cowritten by a Japanese suicide pilot—remains a touching and insightful look into the world of the kamikaze. Thi… OL4503310W
The Wild Blue The Wild Blue Stephen E. Ambrose The very young men who flew the B-24s over Germany in World War II against terrible odds were yet another exceptional band of brothers, and, in The Wild Blue, Ambrose recounts their extraordinary bra… OL478606W
Bessie Coleman Bessie Coleman Sally M. Walker Describes the life and accomplishments of Bessie Coleman, who overcame racism and poverty to become the first African American woman pilot. OL85428W
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