Author: Philip D. Caine
Publisher: Potomac Books Incorporated
ISBN: 9781574887549
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
An authority on pilot evasion, escape, and survival recounts extraordinary adventures that took place in Holland, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Albania, and Greece during World War II.
Aircraft Down!
Author: Philip D. Caine
Publisher: Potomac Books Incorporated
ISBN: 9781574887549
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
An authority on pilot evasion, escape, and survival recounts extraordinary adventures that took place in Holland, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Albania, and Greece during World War II.
Publisher: Potomac Books Incorporated
ISBN: 9781574887549
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
An authority on pilot evasion, escape, and survival recounts extraordinary adventures that took place in Holland, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Albania, and Greece during World War II.
‘Down to Earth' Strafing Aces of the Eighth Air Force
Author: William N Hess
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1782008535
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
'Like The Long Reach, Down to Earth is a message from the battle at its height, told in their own words by the men who fight' - this is how Brig-Gen Francis Griswold, VIII Fighter Command, ends his introduction to this book. His official endorsement reveals just how important a document Down to Earth was to the teaching of tyro fighter pilots heading for action in the ETO. More leading aces were lost to flak whilst ground strafing than to German fighters. In this book William Hess has included biographies of all the pilots that originally contributed to this work back in 1943-44.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1782008535
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
'Like The Long Reach, Down to Earth is a message from the battle at its height, told in their own words by the men who fight' - this is how Brig-Gen Francis Griswold, VIII Fighter Command, ends his introduction to this book. His official endorsement reveals just how important a document Down to Earth was to the teaching of tyro fighter pilots heading for action in the ETO. More leading aces were lost to flak whilst ground strafing than to German fighters. In this book William Hess has included biographies of all the pilots that originally contributed to this work back in 1943-44.
Airframe
Author: Michael Crichton
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345526775
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes this extraordinary thriller about airline safety, business intrigue, and a deadly cover-up. “The pacing is fast, the suspense nonstop.”—People Three passengers are dead. Fifty-six are injured. The interior cabin is virtually destroyed. But the pilot manages to land the plane. At a moment when the issue of safety and death in the skies is paramount in the public mind, a lethal midair disaster aboard a commercial twin-jet airliner flying from Hong Kong to Denver triggers a pressured and frantic investigation. Airframe is nonstop reading, full of the extraordinary mixture of super suspense and authentic information on a subject of compelling interest that are the hallmarks of Michael Crichton. “A one-sitting read that will cause a lifetime of white-knuckled nightmares.”—The Philaelphia Inquirer “The ultimate thriller . . . [Crichton’s] stories are always page-turners of the highest order. . . . [Airframe] moves like a firehouse dog chasing a red truck.”—The Denver Post “Dramatically vivid.”—The New York Times
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345526775
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere comes this extraordinary thriller about airline safety, business intrigue, and a deadly cover-up. “The pacing is fast, the suspense nonstop.”—People Three passengers are dead. Fifty-six are injured. The interior cabin is virtually destroyed. But the pilot manages to land the plane. At a moment when the issue of safety and death in the skies is paramount in the public mind, a lethal midair disaster aboard a commercial twin-jet airliner flying from Hong Kong to Denver triggers a pressured and frantic investigation. Airframe is nonstop reading, full of the extraordinary mixture of super suspense and authentic information on a subject of compelling interest that are the hallmarks of Michael Crichton. “A one-sitting read that will cause a lifetime of white-knuckled nightmares.”—The Philaelphia Inquirer “The ultimate thriller . . . [Crichton’s] stories are always page-turners of the highest order. . . . [Airframe] moves like a firehouse dog chasing a red truck.”—The Denver Post “Dramatically vivid.”—The New York Times
Dive Bomber Down
Author: Bryan J. Dickerson
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476650454
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
James A. Nist lived an extraordinary life in his 24 years. Raised on a New Jersey farm, he graduated high school at 16 and earned both a bachelor's degree from Rutgers University and a private pilot's license. In 1942, he joined the Navy as an aviation cadet, earning his wings and an officer's commission in the Naval Reserve. He became proficient in three of the Navy's high-performance combat aircraft: the SBD Dauntless dive-bomber, the F6F Hellcat fighter and the F4U Corsair fighter. In 1945, he deployed to the Pacific aboard the carrier USS Bunker Hill and flew combat missions over Japan, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Drawing on Nist's letters and personal papers and official Navy documents, historian Bryan J. Dickerson tells the story of his great uncle's life and service during World War II.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476650454
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
James A. Nist lived an extraordinary life in his 24 years. Raised on a New Jersey farm, he graduated high school at 16 and earned both a bachelor's degree from Rutgers University and a private pilot's license. In 1942, he joined the Navy as an aviation cadet, earning his wings and an officer's commission in the Naval Reserve. He became proficient in three of the Navy's high-performance combat aircraft: the SBD Dauntless dive-bomber, the F6F Hellcat fighter and the F4U Corsair fighter. In 1945, he deployed to the Pacific aboard the carrier USS Bunker Hill and flew combat missions over Japan, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Drawing on Nist's letters and personal papers and official Navy documents, historian Bryan J. Dickerson tells the story of his great uncle's life and service during World War II.
Shot Down and on the Run
Author: Graham Pitchfork
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1550024833
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
This compelling book tells some of the epic stories of the thousands of shot-down airmen, including many Canadians, who got out from behind enemy lines across all theatres of the Second World War. Based on special first-hand interviews and new research into official debriefing documents held at Britain's National Archives, many of these accounts have never been published before. This book explores the pivotal role of military intelligence that masterminded the training, support, and organization of escape and evasion; it also features rare photographs of the evaders and their helpers.
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1550024833
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
This compelling book tells some of the epic stories of the thousands of shot-down airmen, including many Canadians, who got out from behind enemy lines across all theatres of the Second World War. Based on special first-hand interviews and new research into official debriefing documents held at Britain's National Archives, many of these accounts have never been published before. This book explores the pivotal role of military intelligence that masterminded the training, support, and organization of escape and evasion; it also features rare photographs of the evaders and their helpers.
Aircraft
Author: United States. President's Aircraft Board
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
Languages : en
Pages : 1792
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
Languages : en
Pages : 1792
Book Description
United States Army Aviation Digest
Author:
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Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts
Author: United States. Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher:
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Category : World politics
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World politics
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
FAA Aviation News
Author:
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Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics, Commercial
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
The MATS Flyer
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description