Forgotten First Flights
Title | Forgotten First Flights PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Wittreich |
Publisher | Xlibris Corporation |
Pages | 361 |
Release | 2009-03-23 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 1462835112 |
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Her Last Flight
Title | Her Last Flight PDF eBook |
Author | Beatriz Williams |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Pages | 409 |
Release | 2020-09-03 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 000838018X |
Don’t miss Beatriz Williams’s latest, spellbinding novel – about a daring female pilot and a love story that would last a lifetime...
Iron Aviator
Title | Iron Aviator PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher C. Wehner |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 230 |
Release | 2024-09-12 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN | 1476651434 |
In 1911, a legally deaf, beginner pilot with limited training and only 90 minutes of solo flying experience took on newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst's $50,000 challenge to be the first aviator to fly across America in 30 days or less. The transcontinental flight was considered by most to be an extremely dangerous and nearly impossible feat, considering roughly half of all pilots perished in the early years of aviation. Less than a decade since the Wright brothers flew at Kitty Hawk, a time when less than two percent of the country had even seen an airplane, Calbraith "Cal" Perry Rodgers drew tens of thousands of people to watch him fly. He survived a grueling journey, making history by becoming the first person to complete an east-to-west transcontinental flight. In a flimsy aircraft prone to mechanical failure, Rodgers crashed an astonishing 16 times, narrowly avoiding death on numerous occasions. By the time he had reached California and the coast where he would land, on the sand at Long Beach, his story of courage and determination had captured the imagination of an entire nation. This book chronicles the life of Cal Rodgers and depicts the world of aviation during its adventurous, if dangerous, beginnings.
Map of Flames (The Forgotten Five, Book 1)
Title | Map of Flames (The Forgotten Five, Book 1) PDF eBook |
Author | Lisa McMann |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 385 |
Release | 2022-02-22 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0593325419 |
X-Men meets Spy Kids in this instant New York Times bestseller! Here’s the first book in a new middle-grade fantasy/adventure series from the author of The Unwanteds. Fifteen years ago, eight supernatural criminals fled Estero City to make a new life in an isolated tropical hideout. Over time, seven of them disappeared without a trace, presumed captured or killed. And now, the remaining one has died. Left behind to fend for themselves are the criminals’ five children, each with superpowers of their own: Birdie can communicate with animals. Brix has athletic abilities and can heal quickly. Tenner can swim like a fish and can see in the dark and hear from a distance. Seven’s skin camouflages to match whatever is around him. Cabot hasn’t shown signs of any unusual power—yet. Then one day Birdie finds a map among her father’s things that leads to a secret stash. There is also a note: Go to Estero, find your mother, and give her the map. The five have lived their entire lives in isolation. What would it mean to follow the map to a strange world full of things they’ve only heard about, like cell phones, cars, and electricity? A world where, thanks to their parents, being supernatural is a crime?
The 91 Before Lindbergh
Title | The 91 Before Lindbergh PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Allen |
Publisher | Airlife Publishing |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Transportation |
ISBN |
"Although many books have appeared on various aspects of the early Atlantic flights, until now no one book has described the conquest of the Atlantic North and South by aeroplane, airship, seaplane and flying boat. In telling the story of all the Atlantic flyers prior to Lindbergh's epic flight, this book reveals much fascinating matter unpublished before and underlines the courage and determination of pioneer aviators."--The dust jacket
The Forgotten Fighters
Title | The Forgotten Fighters PDF eBook |
Author | Phil H. Listemann |
Publisher | Philedition |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 2015-08-03 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 2918590576 |
During WW2, the RAF, RAAF and the RCAF used numerous American built fighters. Some were used with success, but other not and this, for various reasons. This book is listing the types which were either rejected, either used in small numbers and the reasons why. This book gives the details of the career of the Airacobra in the RAF and the RAAF, the Airacomet, the Kingcobra, the Grumman Goblin in the RCAF, the Lockheed Lightning in the RAF and the RAAF, the Republic Lancer in the RAAF and the Vultee Vanguard. With 44 photos, including four in colour, and three colour profiles in 40 pages.
But Not Forgotten The Story of WWII Pilot John W. Herb
Title | But Not Forgotten The Story of WWII Pilot John W. Herb PDF eBook |
Author | David Puterbaugh |
Publisher | ISBN Services |
Pages | 190 |
Release | |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1645162974 |
This book tells the amazing story of WWII pilot 2nd Lt. John W. Herb who died when his P-51 plane crashed in Germany on April 13, 1945. His body was not found at that time and he was declared missing. But he was NOT FORGOTTEN by a German man, Manfred Romer, who saw his place crash when he was five years old. Years later, after his retirement, Manfred dedicated himself to finding the body. His efforts, along with others who became involved, resulted in the burial of John W. Herb 70 years later in 2015 at Arlington National Cemetery.