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Flying Above the Glass Ceiling chronicles the accomplishments of pioneering women flyers and distaff members of the aviation industry from the 1800s to the present, noting their specific struggles because they entered a man's profession! Their personal st
Published 2023, 274 pages, black & white and colour photographs, memorabilia, hardcover, 9 1/4" x 9 1/4" inches
Flying Tigers Memories is a collaboration between aviation historian Guy Van Herbruggen, the Flying Tiger Line Pilots Association, the Flying Tigers Club, and author Charles Kennedy. It is an essential companion to the DC-8 & The Flying Tiger Line and Tig
Published March 2021, 280 pages, all colour photographs, softcover, 5.5" x 8" inches
24 pages, black & white photographs, 44 colour profiles, colour multi views, 1:72 scale plans, unit list, line drawings, model kit and decal list, softcover, A4 format, 21 cm x 29.7 cm
Published 2023, 160 pages, full colour throughout, 7 1/4" x 11 1/2" inches, hardcover,
A large number of people in the United States had their first airplane ride in a Ford Tri-Motor during the 1920s and 1930s, a plane that remains to this day a fine example of engineering, planning and production. It was the application of a modified assem
Presented in this book is the story of the former Frontier Airlines from its founding just after World War II to its eventual demise in the 1980s. The legacy of pioneering air service, purchasing jets, and competing after airline deregulation are just a f
This special edition of Wrecks & Relics celebrates the centenary and the development of the UK's aviation museums, telling the story of the national icons such as the Science Museum, Imperial War Museum, RAF Museum, Fleet Air Arm Museum, Museum of Army Av
Exciting rescue stories on the high seas! The Coast Guard’s rescue personnel are second to none, and Coast Guard air and sea rescue missions have been the subjects of celebrated newspaper accounts, books, and movies, including The Perfect Storm.
This book collects some of the finest writings, both fact and realistic fiction, to lay bare the drama of human beings coping with the skills needed to direct their machines through the vastness of the skies. With contributions from: Charles Lindbergh, Er
The Albatross was the premier fixed-wing rescue aircraft for the U.S. Air Force and Coast Guard. Its very colorful history begins in 1946 and spans nearly a quarter of a century, including service with twenty-two foreign nations.
While the Grumman JF/J2F "Duck" floatplane may have been one of the more ungainly aircraft in service, this military workhorse did a tremendous job as a naval utility aircraft, both before and during WWII.
There are 984 Aircraft Museums in the United States and 127 Aircraft Museums in Canada that contain Name, Address, Phone Number, Hours, Price of Admission, Gift Shop, Cafeteria, Theater, Restoration Facility, Web Site or Email, and All Aircraft on owned b
Outdoor sports enthusiast and extreme doctor Emmanuel Cauchy reveals here for the first time the perilous rescues he’s performed in the world’s most terrifying and unforgiving mountain climates...........
One of the first women to fly, the fashionable Harriet Quimby (1875-1912) came of age in the fading years of a gilded era, determined to have more than the life of a farmer's wife. Beautiful, intelligent, and forever seeking the next adventure when her li
Heathrow Airport: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow hardcover
Publlshed August 2019, black & white photographs, hardcover 6" x 9.5" inches
The authors of this text focus on the most important aspects of this literature--the increasing concern over the deregulation of airlines and the increase in aviation accidents...………..