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“tom killebrew”

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  • The Royal Air Force in American Skies

    The Seven British Flight Schools in the United States during World War II

    by Tom Killebrew ...
    By early 1941, the war raged in Europe and Great Britain stood alone against the aerial might of Nazi Germany. Although much of the Royal Air Force's pilot training program had been relocated to Canada and other Dominion countries, the need for pilots remained acute. The British looked to the United States for possible assistance. Passage of the Lend-Lease Act in March 1941 allowed for the ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Royal Air Force in Texas

    Training British Pilots in Terrell during World War II

    by Tom Killebrew ...
    With the outbreak of World War II, British Royal Air Force (RAF) officials sought to train aircrews outside of England, safe from enemy attack and poor weather. In the United States six civilian flight schools dedicated themselves to instructing RAF pilots; the first, No. 1 British Flying Training School (BFTS), was located in Terrell, Texas, east of Dallas. Tom Killebrew explores the history of ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

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    From the bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House, this is the incredible true story of how a college student and two female accomplices stole some of the rarest objects on the planet—moon rocks—from an "impregnable" high-tech vault.But breaking into a highly secure laboratory wasn't easy. Thad Roberts, an intern in a prestigious NASA training program, would ... Read more

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  • Finest of the Few: The Story of Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot John Simpson

    The Story of Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot John Simpson

    by Hector Bolitho ...
    Written by 43 Squadron's intelligence officer, Hector Bolitho, Finest of the Few revolves around Bolitho's friend, fighter ace John W.C. Simpson, who shot down 13 German aircraft during the Battle of Britain. The book was written in 1941 and was based on John Simpsons Combat Reports, his personal letters and papers together with Hectors own recollections of the heady days of the summer of 1940 ... Read more

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  • Lone Star

    A History of Texas and the Texans

    by T. R. Fehrenbach ...
    The definitive account of the incomparable Lone Star state by the author of Fire & Blood: A History of Mexico.T. R. Fehrenbach is a native Texan, military historian and the author of several important books about the region, but none as significant as this work, arguably the best single volume about Texas ever published. His account of America's most turbulent state offers a view that only an ... Read more

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  • If Chaos Reigns

    The Near-Disaster and Ultimate Triumph of the Allied Airborne Forces on D-Day, June 6, 1944

    by Flint Whitlock ...
    "A gem of a book that highlights the 'fog of war' as seen by American, British, and Canadian airborne units when they parachuted behind enemy lines." — WWII HistoryMagazine"Gentlemen, do not be daunted if chaos reigns; it undoubtedly will." So said Brigadier S. James Hill, commanding officer of the British 3rd Parachute Brigade, in an address to his troops shortly before the launching of Operation ... Read more

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  • Griffon Spitfire Aces

    by Andrew Thomas ...
    Series Book 81 - Aircraft of the Aces
    A unique account of the fastest British fighter plane of World War 2.Modified for low-level operations to counter Luftwaffe attacks on the south coast, the Griffon-powered Spitfire XIV became the best low-level fighter of World War II. Squadrons moved to south-eastern England to counter the V1 flying bomb offensive, where daring pilots pioneered the technique of tipping the V1 over with the ... Read more

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  • Air Gunner

    The Men who Manned the Turrets

    by Alan W. Cooper ...
    There have been several books published about the wartime experiences of individual air gunners but there is no general history of Air Gunners, their equipment, training or service in the various RAF Commands in which they served. This book explains in great detail how and why the trade of air gunner was developed at the outset of World War II. Chapters include the history of the guns and turrets, ... Read more

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  • Chasing the Morning Sun

    Flying Solo Round the World in a Homebuilt Aircraft: The Ultimate Adventure

    by Manuel Queiroz ...
    The first pilot to fly around the world in a homebuilt plane tells his remarkable story in this memoir of determination, courage and adventure.After beating cancer, Manuel Queiroz was ready to take on a life-changing goal—and decided that he would fly solo around the world. Five years later, he not only fulfilled that dream—setting six world speed records in the process—but did it in a plane he ... Read more

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  • The Airbus A380

    A History

    by Graham M. Simons ...
    The Airbus A380 is a commemorative volume preserving the history of this iconic craft in words and images from aviation writer and historian Graham Simons.Every seven minutes, an A380 takes off or lands somewhere in the world.The Airbus was initially designed and developed in order to provide a contender to the Boeing's growing monopoly of the skies in the biggest large-aircraft market in the ... Read more

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  • RAF Tanker Navigator

    Twenty Years of Air to Air Refuelling

    by Peter Bodle, Tony Golds ...
    In this military memoir, a veteran recounts his time as a navigator and plotter with the Royal Air Force tanker fleet during the Cold War.This book gives a rare insight into the life inside the tanker squadrons of the Royal Air Force, viewed through the eyes of Tony Golds, one of the RAF tanker fleets longest serving Navigator / Plotters. During his service career which spanned four decades, he ... Read more

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  • US Airborne Divisions in the ETO 1944–45

    by Steven J. Zaloga ...
    The delivery of entire divisions to battlefields behind enemy lines by parachute and glider was a unique feature of World War II.By the end of the war the US Army deployed the largest airborne force in the world, created in only three years, and boasting such impressive units as the 82nd "All American" and 101st "Screaming Eagles." This book details the organization and operation history of these ... Read more

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