Aviation Memories and the War Years
Author: Richard H. Little
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Published: 1998
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War & Peace in the Air
Author: Ron Dick
Publisher: Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 360
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKMeasures how the world has been changed by the first human flight, examining military aviation after World War II, the safety of flight, the future of aviation, and centenary attempts to recreate the Wright brothers' first flights.
A True Flyer: Memories of a World War II Air Apache
Author: Senath Rankin
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2015-04-28
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 1329099885
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMemoir of WWII B-25 pilot Jay Moore, member of the 345th Bomb Group, known as the Air Apaches. The book chronicles the first twenty-four years of his life (1921-45) from growing up on a farm in Biggsville, Illinois, through the deprivations of the 1930's Depression, to his combat duty in the South Pacific. A True Flyer combines Moore's oral history, photos, and excerpts from his diary and love letters into a funny, colorful, sometimes brash narrative. Enjoy the military aviation history of WWII flyers: from his solo in the Boeing PT-17 "Stearman" biplane, advanced training in the T-6 "Texan," and North American B-25 "Mitchell" bomber on bases in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina. This second edition contains new photographs and a memorial to the author.
Aviation Memories
Author: Ross Smyth
Publisher: GeneralStore PublishingHouse
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9781894263436
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFlying the Hump
Author: Otha Cleo Spencer
Publisher:
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 248
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKForfatteren, der i perioden 1941-1946 var amerikansk pilot, beretter om de livsvigtige transportflyvninger, der under 2. verdenskrig fandt sted med militære forsyninger og personel fra Indien og Burma over Himalaya-bjergene til Kina.
U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947
Author: Stephen Harding
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780764301902
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the only comprehensive guide to the 124 aircraft and experimental flying machines used by the United States Army since 1947. The definitive reference source on its subject.
Fall of the Japanese Empire
Author: Ron Werneth
Publisher: ELM Grove Publishing
Published: 2018-12-07
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9781943492442
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMeticulously researched and highly readable first-hand accounts from pilots, aircrews, mechanics and even ground-based troops who served in the Pacific War during World War II. In their own words, survivors from both sides tell what it as like to be there. Includes more than 230 photographs, most never before published.
The Unsubstantial Air
Author: Samuel Hynes
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Published: 2014-10-21
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 0374712255
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe vivid story of the young Americans who fought and died in the aerial battles of World War I. Samuel Hynes's The Unsubstantial Air is a chronicle of war that is more than a military history; it traces the lives and deaths of the young Americans who fought in the skies over Europe in World War I. Using letters, journals, and memoirs, it speaks in their voices and answers primal questions: What was it like to be there? What was it like to fly those planes, to fight, to kill? The volunteer fliers were often privileged young men—the sort of college athletes and Ivy League students who might appear in an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, and sometimes did. For them, a war in the air would be like a college reunion. Others were roughnecks from farms and ranches, for whom it would all be strange. Together they would make one Air Service and fight one bitter, costly war. A wartime pilot himself, the memoirist and critic Samuel Hynes tells these young men's saga as the story of a generation. He shows how they dreamed of adventure and glory, and how they learned the realities of a pilot's life, the hardships and the danger, and how they came to know both the beauty of flight and the constant presence of death. They gasp in wonder at the world seen from a plane, struggle to keep their hands from freezing in open-air cockpits, party with actresses and aristocrats, and search for their friends' bodies on the battlefield. Their romantic war becomes more than that—it becomes a harsh but often thrilling new reality.
Memoirs Of A Flying Tiger: The Story Of A Wwii Veteran And Sia Pioneer Pilot
Author: Weng Toh Ho
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing
Published: 2019-11-15
Total Pages: 329
ISBN-13: 9811205450
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a poignant story of a small-town boy, who stumbled into a lifelong flying career spanning 38 years as a pilot. Now at 99, Captain Ho Weng Toh, one of the last few remaining Flying Tigers, recalls the many events that shaped his life. It takes the readers through his journey of good and bad years, the trials and tribulations encountered, his journey from being a refugee student to becoming a Chinese Air Force B-25 bomber pilot, his will to live, the burning desire to contribute towards the WWII effort and his endurance of all the trials and hardships all alone and often in silent solitude.Captain Ho shares memories of his childhood days and his growing-up years in Ipoh, his family and important values imparted by his father, his wonderful friendship with his buddy of eight decades, Meng Seng and his romantic encounters.In 1941, while being a student in Hong Kong, Captain Ho witnessed bombs dropped by Japanese bombers which signalled the start of WWII — a war which not only altered the course of history but was a major turning point in his life. Its impact consequently shaped the course of his life.He encountered many trials and uncertainties during the war years. But beyond the dark clouds and thunder storms, there was new hope and adventure. He encountered new adventures in Singapore, where he used his flying experience to carve out an illustrious career. In 1951, he started flying for Malayan Airways, the predecessor of Singapore Airlines (SIA). Through his 30 years of flying career with SIA, he saw the Airline grow from a fledgling Airline of three DC-3s to a modern international Airline.His strong passion for people, sports and travel were hallmarks of his life which enabled him to live a long and fulfilling life. Having a deep appreciation of the importance of friendship, he values his friends dearly and often travels the globe to reconnect. Being keenly interested in people and world affairs, he is extremely aware of human needs and is ever concerned for people that comes his way, fighting for the underdogs, offering guidance and a little helping hand to those in need. Such qualities together with his flying experience has helped him successfully train and groom several generations of young local pilots who eventually had successful careers at SIA.Related Link(s)
When Eagles Soared
Author: Harry Cooper
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2018-09-04
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781725562042
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere were the "Golden Knights" of the skies in World War Two. They slipped the chains of gravity and soared high on their silver wings. Some returned covered in glory - many did not return at all. Some of these memories will make you ache to turn back the clock to those days of glory; some will bring a tear to your eye for a brave flier who did not return but all were pure history. Special! This book also contains an in-depth post-war interview with Hermann Goring and he gives his evaluation of Hitler, von Ribbentrop, and so many others of the 3rd Reich hierarchy. You will be surprised at some of his revelations.
