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Author : William E. Flinn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Through the Eyes of Aviators written by William E. Flinn and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William E. Flinn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Through the Eyes of Aviators written by William E. Flinn and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Darrell Sherwood
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 081479842X
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)
Download or read book Afterburner written by John Darrell Sherwood and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2004-05-31 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Military history looking at aviators during the second half of Vietnam. The stories are told through interviews and journal excerpts of the pilots and aircrew themselves. Great tradey title.
Author : Melanie Benjamin
Publisher : Delacorte Press
ISBN 13 : 0345534697
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (455 download)
Download or read book The Aviator's Wife written by Melanie Benjamin and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spirit of Loving Frank and The Paris Wife, acclaimed novelist Melanie Benjamin pulls back the curtain on the marriage of one of America’s most extraordinary couples: Charles Lindbergh and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. “The history [is] exhilarating. . . . The Aviator’s Wife soars.”—USA Today NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER When Anne Morrow, a shy college senior with hidden literary aspirations, travels to Mexico City to spend Christmas with her family, she meets Colonel Charles Lindbergh, fresh off his celebrated 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic. Enthralled by Charles’s assurance and fame, Anne is certain the aviator has scarcely noticed her. But she is wrong. Charles sees in Anne a kindred spirit, a fellow adventurer, and her world will be changed forever. The two marry in a headline-making wedding. In the years that follow, Anne becomes the first licensed female glider pilot in the United States. But despite this and other major achievements, she is viewed merely as the aviator’s wife. The fairy-tale life she once longed for will bring heartbreak and hardships, ultimately pushing her to reconcile her need for love and her desire for independence, and to embrace, at last, life’s infinite possibilities for change and happiness. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader’s Circle for author chats and more. Praise for The Aviator’s Wife “Remarkable . . . The Aviator’s Wife succeeds [in] putting the reader inside Anne Lindbergh’s life with her famous husband.”—The Denver Post “Anne Morrow Lindbergh narrates the story of the Lindberghs’ troubled marriage in all its triumph and tragedy.”—USA Today “[This novel] will fascinate history buffs and surprise those who know of her only as ‘the aviator’s wife.’ ”—People “It’s hard to quit reading this intimate historical fiction.”—The Dallas Morning News “Fictional biography at its finest.”—Booklist (starred review) “Utterly unforgettable.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “An intimate examination of the life and emotional mettle of Anne Morrow.”—The Washington Post “A story of both triumph and pain that will take your breath away.”—Kate Alcott, author of The Dressmaker
Author : Travis Elborough
Publisher : Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN 13 : 1408712830
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (87 download)
Download or read book Through The Looking Glasses written by Travis Elborough and published by Little, Brown Book Group. This book was released on 2021-07-08 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Elegant and multi-focal. Glorious!' Simon Garfield 'It will make you look at specs with fresh eyes' New Statesman 'Lively, engaging and admirably wide-ranging' The Times 'Fascinating' Observer The humble pair of glasses might just be one of the world's greatest inventions, allowing millions to see a world that might otherwise appear a blur. And yet how much do many of us really think about these things perched on the ends of our noses? Through the Looking Glasses traces the fascinating story of spectacles: from their inception as primitive visual aids for monkish scribes right through to today's designer eyewear and the augmented reality of Google Glass. There are encounters with ingenious medieval Italian glassmakers, myopic Renaissance rulers and spectacle-makers, as well as the silent movie star Harold Lloyd, the rock'n'roller Buddy Holly and the full-screen figure of Marilyn Monroe. This is a book about vision and the need for humanity to see clearly, and where the impulse to improve our eyesight has led us.
Author : Paul Roxin
Publisher : Rochester, N.Y. : ATC Press ; Victoria, B.C. : Trafford
ISBN 13 : 9781412002974
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (29 download)
Download or read book One Foot on the Ground written by Paul Roxin and published by Rochester, N.Y. : ATC Press ; Victoria, B.C. : Trafford. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pilot's recollections and anecdotes as seen through his eyes and fellow aviators' eyes. Written in conversational style.
Author : Ace Abbott
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1440156646
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (41 download)
Download or read book The Rogue Aviator written by Ace Abbott and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-07 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This improbable aviation adventure will take you on a thirty-six year journey from five-star hotels to back alleys and greasy cargo ramps. Join the author, Ace Abbott, on a roller coaster ride of an aviation career, as he transitions from hobnobbing with international icons, like Jimmy Buffett, to bartering in order to get some critical jet fuel. The author s primary source of motivation in writing his story is the desire to share a wonderful adventure with pilots of all backgrounds who have had similar careers and to inform aspiring pilots of the unique nuances of an aviation career. Twenty-five employers later, you will get to ride on Ace's final flight in a 727 while you gain insight into the potential catastrophe of a pilot s brief but potentially fatal inattention. This aviation exposé will introduce the reader to aspects of aviation never before seen from the previously unexplored dark side of commercial aviation. The secondary theme of this book is very relevant to the current front and center news topic of aviation safety. Included in The Rogue Aviator is an insider s look at commercial aviation and the FAA. With today s focus on aviation safety and the role of the FAA to insure our safety in the air, the author addresses his thoughts on these vital areas.
Author : Michel Nellis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781596412583
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (125 download)
Download or read book With Their Eyes Turned Skyward written by Michel Nellis and published by . This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work chronicles the untold stories of forty-eight men and one woman who put their lives on hold for freedom and made the ultimate sacrifice. More than sixty-six years have passed since the close of World War II. Each day more and more veterans of this global conflict slip away and soon their stories will be forgotten. The authors of these biographies were determined not to allow the same fate for the forty-nine aviators honored on the Santa Barbara Airport Memorial. Each chapter not only profiles the life of each of these young fliers, but also offers glimpses of World War II history in the making. It took eighteen months to do the research, conduct numerous interviews, and write these stories. Aviation changed forever the way war is fought. It was the key in many of the World War II battles from the South Pacific to the continents of Asia, Africa, and Europe. All of these aviators had a stake in winning the war from on high and, like da Vinci, kept their eyes turned skyward. They never really returned to Earth. Those who have tasted flight will walk the Earth with their eyes turned skyward, for there they have been and there they long to return....Leonardo da Vinci. Hardbound, 2012, 8.5" x 11," Biblio., Illus., Index, 144 pp.
Author : Oswald Boelcke
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781547188772
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (887 download)
Download or read book An Aviator's Field Book Being the Field Reports of Oswald Bolcke, from August 1, 1914 to October 28, 1916 written by Oswald Boelcke and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unassuming book, still one of those which grip the reader from beginning to end. When the author started to write his daily impressions and adventures, it was to keep in touch with his people, to quiet those who feared for his safety every moment, and at the same time to give them a clear idea of his life. Without boasting, modestly and naturally, he describes the adventures of an aviator in the great World War. It could well serve as a guide to those who are studying aviation. Although he has avoided the stilted tone of the school-master, still his accomplishments as a knight of the air must fascinate any who know aviation. For the aviators as well as their machines have accomplished wonders. They are rightly called the eyes of the army-these iron-nerved boys who know no fear. Admiral Schley's historic words after the battle of Santiago: "There will be honor enough for us all" can well be said of the aviators of all nations now at war. For in spite of all enmity the aviators have followed the knightly code of old which respects a good opponent and honors him. Captain B�lcke's death, after his meteoric career, was mourned alike by friend and foe. Great as is the damage done by this war, horrible as is its devastation, it has acted as a tonic on aviation. Before the war, of course, there had been some achievements of note. Since the day when the Wright brothers announced their conquest of the air, man did not rest till the problem was completely solved. And this war, which continually has spurred man to new murderous inventions, has also seen the airplane in action. While at the start of the war the comparatively few airplanes in use were employed as scouts, a few months saw them fitted with machine guns and devices for dropping explosives. Hand in hand with this came the rapid development of the airplane itself. To-day we can truthfully say that a journey, even a long one, by airplane is less dangerous than an automobile ride through a densely populated district. But one thing we must not forget, even though the invention of the airplane by the Wrights is an American one (in spite of the fact that the Wrights give some credit to the German Lilienthal) the Europeans have far outstripped us in the development of this invention. As sad as it is to say it, we must admit that in regard to aviation America is still in its infancy. Every European nation has outdone us. When, in the summer of 1916, we sent our troops to Mexico, they had only six old machines at their disposal. Instead of relying on these for information, General Pershing had nothing but anxiety for their safety every time they made a flight. But here, too, if all signs are not deceiving, war has helped us to awake. Aside from the activity in our training-schools where thousands of our young men, surpassed by none anywhere, are being trained, the building of our airplanes is taking a great step forward. The experience gained on the other side is helping us here. At first it was the automobile factory that furnished the satisfactory motor. But now through the war the airplane factories have made enormous progress and helped the aviator to attain new marks in speed, reliability and endurance. While this war lasts every improvement in the airplane is utilized to make added destruction. Yet we can not doubt that after the war we will see further progress made in the airplane in the peaceful contests which are to follow.INTRODUCTION By Prof. Hermann B�lcke, DessauOswald B�lcke was born on the 19th of May, 1891, in Giebichenstein, a suburb of Halle on the Saale. Here his father was professor in the high school. His sister, Luise, and his two brothers, Wilhelm and Heinrich, were born before him in Buenos Ayres, Argentina. There his father had had his first position-rector of the German Lutheran School.
Author : Gregory G. Fletcher
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101586966
Total Pages : 643 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (15 download)
Download or read book Intrepid Aviators written by Gregory G. Fletcher and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of the World War II Pacific naval battle that pitted the USS Intrepid’s naval aviators against Japan’s superbattleship Musashi during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. October 24, 1944: As World War II raged, six young American bombers from Torpedo Squadron 18 were sent on a search-and-destroy mission in the Sibuyan Sea. Their target: the superbattleship Musashi, the pride of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The pilots were tasked with preventing the immense enemy warship from inflicting damage on American supply ships. Little did these men know that they had embarked on the opening round of history’s greatest—and last—epic naval battle. Two bomber crews launched in the first wave of attackers were shot out of the sky. Only pilot Will Fletcher survived the crash landing. Adrift at sea, Will made his way to land and escaped into the jungles of the Philippines, where he eluded capture by the Japanese with the help of Filipino guerrillas, whose ranks he joined to fight against their common enemy. Intrepid Aviators is the thrilling true story of these brave bomber pilots, their daring duel with the Musashi, and Will Fletcher’s struggle to survive as a guerrilla soldier. The sinking of Musashi inflicted a crucial blow in the Battle of Leyte Gulf and marked the first time in history that aviators sank a Japanese battleship on the high seas.
Author : Dr Albert J. Mills
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1472433408
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (724 download)
Download or read book Absent Aviators written by Dr Albert J. Mills and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2014-09-28 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this book is to present a number of related chapters on the subject of gender issues in the workplace of the aviation industry. More specifically, the chapters address the continuing shortfall in the number of women pilots in both civilian and military aviation. Considerable research has been carried out on gender issues in the workplace and, for example, women represent about 10% of employees in engineering. This example is often used to show that the consequences of gender discrimination are embedded and difficult to overcome in masculine-dominated occupations. However, women represent only 5-6% of the profession of pilot. Clearly there are many factors which mitigate women seeking to become pilots. The chapters within this volume raise both theoretical and practical issues, endeavouring to address the imbalance of women pilots in this occupation. Absent Aviators consolidates a diverse range of issues from a number of authors from Australia, Austria, the United States, Canada, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Each of the chapters is research-based and aims to present a broad picture of gender issues in aviation, gendered workplaces and sociology, underpinned by sound theoretical perspectives and methodologies. One chapter additionally raises issues on the historical exclusion of race from an airline. The book will prove to be a valuable contribution to the debates on women in masculine-oriented occupations and a practical guide for the aviation industry to help overcome the looming shortfall of pilots. It is also hoped it will directly encourage young women to identify and overcome the barriers to becoming a civilian or military pilot.
Author : Oswald Boelcke
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781535248150
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (481 download)
Download or read book An Aviator's Field Book written by Oswald Boelcke and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-13 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unassuming book, still one of those which grip the reader from beginning to end. When the author started to write his daily impressions and adventures, it was to keep in touch with his people, to quiet those who feared for his safety every moment, and at the same time to give them a clear idea of his life. Without boasting, modestly and naturally, he describes the adventures of an aviator in the great World War. It could well serve as a guide to those who are studying aviation. Although he has avoided the stilted tone of the school-master, still his accomplishments as a knight of the air must fascinate any who know aviation. For the aviators as well as their machines have accomplished wonders. They are rightly called the eyes of the army--these iron-nerved boys who know no fear. Admiral Schley's historic words after the battle of Santiago: "There will be honor enough for us all" can well be said of the aviators of all nations now at war. For in spite of all enmity the aviators have followed the knightly code of old which respects a good opponent and honors him.
Author : Winston Groom
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426213697
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (262 download)
Download or read book The Aviators written by Winston Groom and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Aviators is the true story of Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy doolittle, and Charles Lindberg - - three extraordinary Americans who betwee World War I and World War II pushed the limits of flights and redefined heroism through their genius, daring, and uncommon courage. Winston Groom's rich narrative tells their intertwined stories - - from broken homes to Medals of Honor (all three would receive them) ; barnstorming to the greatest raid of World War II; front-page triumph to anguished tragedy ; and near death to ultimate survival - - as all took to the sky, time and again, to become exemplars of the spirit of the "greatest generation."--Back cover.
Author : Ed Macy
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 0802199968
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)
Download or read book Apache written by Ed Macy and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A truly amazing portrayal of the technical, the emotional, and the courageous. Macy puts the reader in the cockpit of our most lethal attack platform.” —Dick Couch, New York Times–bestselling author Apache is the incredible true story of Ed Macy, a decorated Apache helicopter pilot, that takes you inside one of the world’s most dangerous war machines. A firsthand account of the exhilaration and ferocity of war, Apache chronicles a rescue mission involving a stranded soldier in Afghanistan in 2007. Ed Macy had always dreamed of a career in the army, so when the British Army Air Corps launched its attack helicopter program, Macy bent every rule in the book to make sure he was the first to sign up to fly the Apache—the deadliest, most technically advanced helicopter in the world and the toughest to fly. In 2007, Macy’s Apache squadron was dispatched to Afghanistan’s notorious Helmand Province with the mission to fight alongside and protect the men on the ground by any means necessary. When a marine goes missing in action, Macy and his team know they are the Army’s only hope of bringing him back alive. Apache is Macy’s story—an adrenalin-fueled account of one of the most daring actions of modern wartime, and a tale of courage, danger, and comradeship you won’t be able to put down. “A fantastic, totally exhilarating roller-coaster read.” —Sgt. Maj. Dan Mills, author of Sniper One
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309044383
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Considerations in Contact Lens Use Under Adverse Conditions written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1991-02-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book summarizes current understanding of the scientific, clinical, and technical issues surrounding the use of contact lenses. It discusses the special occupational conditions experienced by military personnel, particularly in extreme environments, that give rise to the question of whether or not to use contact lenses. Experts in optometry, ophthalmology, visual psychophysics, and engineering describe recent developments in design and use; and representatives of the military services provide examples of actual situations in aerospace settings. Considerations in Contact Lens Use Under Adverse Conditions will be of particular interest to those involved in the design of contact lenses and those responsible for occupational safety and health matters in the private sector.
Author : William J. Powell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (45 download)
Download or read book Black Wings written by William J. Powell and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Fran Mcgraw
Publisher : Tate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1615665633
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (156 download)
Download or read book Safe Landings written by Fran Mcgraw and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'One morning about the middle of May, As we struggled to share the single lavatory in our bathroom, our eyes met, and I didn't like what I saw. When he was dressed, he announced to me that he wanted a divorce...I looked him straight in the eye and said, 'Jim McGraw, you can't do better.'' in a time when half of all marriages end in divorce, a heartwarming memoir of an aviator wife's successful fifty-year marriage that endured separations during the Vietnam War, personal turmoil, and various moves around the world offers encouragement to civilian and military families alike. In Safe Landings: Memoirs of an Aviator's Wife, new author Fran McGraw gives readers hope that in the face of struggles their marriage can survive if built on faith in God and commitment to each other. 'A very personal and poignant account of a family's military service-both the triumphs And The tribulations.' -Colonel Larry Gordon, author of the Last Confederate General: John C. Vaughn and His East Tennessee Cavalry 'Reading Safe Landings gave me a better understanding of the sacrifices made by those in military service and their families in keeping the world a safer place.' -Betty Hay, friend of the author Fran McGraw was an aviator's wife for thirty-six years. Her marriage survived two Vietnam tours, two children, six grandsons, and thirty-nine moves. Fran and her husband are currently retired in a golf course community near Fort Worth, Texas, where they participate in their community chapel, volunteer fire department, and golf associations.
