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DC-3 pilots share their tales of a remarkable era of aviation and the early airlines, while flying for Frontier from 1946–1986.
A nostalgic, photographic look at some of the great classic propeller driven aircraft as they operate around the world. Covers 75 years of the Douglas DC 3 and its turboprop conversions through de Havilland Canada's ageless pair of Beaver and Twin Otter
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
Take your seats, and by all means, fasten your seat belts! Come on a journey back in time to aviation's most daring and innovative era. Travel back nine decades, when for the first time, airplanes determined the victors of global wars—a time that altered
In The Sikorsky HH-52A, noted historian Lennart Lundh presents this diminutive helicopter’s story for the first time. Covered are design details, international service, licensed production by Mitsubishi, and the story of the “Seaguard’s” use by the U.S. C
The book is a series of short stories, a “memoir in anecdotes” that follows the author through his early years as a youngster in Toronto, on to Military College and Air Force flight training and then through a broad spectrum of professional aviation endi
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...........
For a world recovering from the Great Depression, the Pan American Airways Clipper symbolized luxury, adventure and a brighter future. Illustrated with rare period photographs, vintage travel posters, magazine ads and colorful company brochures, Pan Ameri
This book is a collection of experience gathered during Manley Fredlund's twenty-year career in the helicopter industry. Skydancing is the story of one man's odyssey through (and with) an industry, through time, and through an understanding of the almost
An aviation history of the airfields and seaplane bases which were part of the communities of the west coast of British Columbia and Alaska............
The first flight from the west coast to the prairies across the Rocky Mountains occurred on August 7, 1919 when Royal Flying Corps veteran Captain Ernie Hoy flew A Curtiss JN-4 Canuck from Vancouver to Lethbridge and Calgary...............
Of the four horrific hijackings on September 11, Flight 93 resonates as one of epic resistance.................
America's Airports: Airfield Development, 1918-1947
Ultralight Vehicles: Access & General Aviation Airport Environment Softcover
A detailed home made book about Ultralight use and access at American general aviation airports, including a large list of airports with ultralight activities as well as federal
This superbly illustrated book celebrates the long and rich history of Bahrain's involvement in military and civil aviation............
Training ground of heroes and daredevils. Transportation hub to the nation. Learn why Midway Airport may be Chicago's most overlooked treasure and the country's most historic airport with this collection of oral histories, historic narrative, and fascinat
Featuring new and classic kitplane designs, this proven bestseller is the most current and comprehensive resource available on choosing, building, and flying homebuilt planes.
Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail brings us an extraordinarily intimate, engaging and all-encompassing chronicle of Canadian flight north of the 60th parallel. Metcalfe-Chenail proves herself a remarkable historian and writer,...........
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
Proven tactics and PIC strategies for the professional aviator flying turbine aircraft—and those aspiring to do so.
Here at long last is the first major history of Canada’s most historic bushplane – the incredible Norseman! If you have an interest in Canada’s aviation heritage, you’ll want this spectacular, authoritative new title. Beginning with design in 1934, first
Following right behind Volume 1 Aviation in Canada: The Pioneer Decades, CANAV is excited to introduce you to Volume 2 – Aviation in Canada: The Formative Years. Here is another "must have" book for any sincere fan of Canada's great aviation heritage. Mak
If you are a fan of aviation history, The Leslie Corness Propliner Collection belongs in your library. The story begins in the 1930s with young Leslie photographic aviation at Edmonton's historic Blatchord Field. The early pages show how his interests evo