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“dick durose”

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  • 1927: A Brilliant Year in Aviation

    by Dick DuRose ...
    Aviation exploded in 1927. First, there was Charles Lindbergh. Immediately after his solo flight to Paris in May, pilots from around the world attempted record breaking flights. In this book, the reader will become acquainted with a myriad of brave and ambitious adventurers. They include: Charles Nungesser, the WWI flying ace who painted a coffin on his plane and called himself the “Knight of ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Shooting Star: The First Attempt by a Woman to Reach Hawaii by Air

    by Dick DuRose ...
    Nearly everyone is familiar with Amelia Earhart. But very few know the story of another woman aviator, who, until now has remained little more than than a footnote in aviation history - that is, until now.Shooting Star tells the story of Mildred Doran, who, in 1927 set her sights on becoming the first woman to fly from the West Coast of the United States to Hawaii, a distance of 2,400 miles. She ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • 90th Anniversary Edition Shooting Star

    by Dick DuRose ...
    Nearly everyone is familiar with Amelia Earhart. But very few know the story of another woman aviator, who, until now has remained little more than than a footnote in aviation history - that is, until now. Shooting Star tells the story of Mildred Doran, who, in 1927 set her sights on becoming the first woman to fly from the West Coast of the United States to Hawaii, a distance of 2,400 miles. She ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

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    A Pictorial History of a North American Phenomena

    by Tony Foster ...
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  • Miles M.52

    Gateway to Supersonic Flight

    by Dennis Bancroft, Eric Brown ...
    In December 1943, a top secret contract (E.24/43) was awarded to Miles Aircraft. The contract was to build the world's first supersonic jet capable of 1000mph. The only reliable source of data on supersonic objects came from the Armament Research Dept and their wind tunnel tests on ammunition. From this, Miles developed an exceptionally thin-winged, bullet-shaped aircraft. the research was ... Read more

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  • The Mammoth Book of Air Disasters and Near Misses

    by Paul Simpson ...
    Series Book 429 - Mammoth Books
    An incredible 30,000 flights – at least – arrive safely at their destinations every day. But a handful don’t, while some come terrifyingly close to crashing. When even the smallest thing does go wrong at 35,000 feet, the result is nearly always a fast-unfolding tragedy.This extensive collection of compelling real-life accounts of air disasters and near-disasters provides a sobering, alternative ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • On and Off the Flight Deck

    Reflections of a Naval Fighter Pilot in World War II

    by Henry "Hank" Adlam ...
    Hank Adlam began his naval flying career in 1941, his first operational posting was to the newly formed No. 890 Squadron. When 890 was disbanded he joined 1839 Squadron flying the new Grumman Hellcat. ... Read more

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  • Empire of the Clouds: When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World

    When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World

    by James Hamilton-Paterson ...
    In 1945 Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft -- a world-class achievement that was not mere rhetoric. And what aircraft they were. The sleek Comet, the first jet airliner. The awesome delta-winged Vulcan, an intercontinental bomber that could be thrown about the sky like a fighter. The Hawker Hunter, the most beautiful fighter-jet ever built and the Lightning, which ... Read more

    $11.89 USD

  • Stealth Fighter

    A Year in the Life of an F-117 Pilot

    by William B. O'Connor ...
    An engaging look into the culture of those who fly high-tech fighters and bombers and one pilot's personal account of his career in the cockpit.The F-117 Stealth Nighthawk was a truly groundbreaking aircraft when introduced in the early 1980s. The strange shape of the jet, all flat panels and angles, rendered the aircraft nearly invisible to radar. This highly classified program wasn't ... Read more

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  • A Bridge Too Far

    The Classic History of the Greatest Battle of World War II

    by Cornelius Ryan ...
    The classic account of one of the most dramatic battles of World War II.A Bridge Too Far is Cornelius Ryan's masterly chronicle of the Battle of Arnhem, which marshalled the greatest armada of troop-carrying aircraft ever assembled and cost the Allies nearly twice as many casualties as D-Day.In this compelling work of history, Ryan narrates the Allied effort to end the war in Europe in 1944 by ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Captured Eagles

    Secrets of the Luftwaffe

    by Frederick A. Johnsen ...
    The growth in size, lethality, and technology of the German Luftwaffe was of concern to some defense planners in the United States before American entry into the war.Learning about the Luftwaffe became a significant effort once the conflict broke out in Europe. From defectors with German aircraft to battlefield trophies and combat crew reports, the race to understand German aero technology took on ... Read more

    $14.89 USD

  • Rupert Red Two: A Fighter Pilot's Life From Thunderbolts to Thunderchiefs

    A Fighter Pilot's Life From Thunderbolts to Thunderchiefs

    by Jack Broughton,Richard P. Hallion ...
    In 1945 Second Lieutenant Jack Broughton graduated from West Point with the silver pilot wings of a newly commissioned member of the Army Air Corps. Nearly thirty years later, he retired as a full colonel in the United States Air Force, an entity that didn't even exist when he first learned to fly. Along the way Colonel Broughton saw duty in virtually every fighter aircraft the Air Corps and then ... Read more

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