The autobiography of World War One's greatest flying ace.

An account of the author's ordeal when, as a US Air Force Captain helping to enforce the NATO no-fly zone above Bosnia in June 1995, his aircraft was shot out of the sky by Bosnian Serbs and he had to spend six days and nights in hostile territory, sometimes with his pursuers only five feet away.

A memoir of the author's experiences as a fighter pilot during WWII. It tells how two months before the outbreak of WWII, the author who was then seventeen year old, left school to become a fighter pilot with the RAF. It also tells how he made it through basic training to become the youngest Spitfire pilot in the prestigious 92 Squadron.

Before Amelia details the careers of more than thirty pioneer women aviators who predated Amelia Earhart.

An anthology of more than seventy accounts covers flight literature from Greek Mythology to the Space Age and includes The First Success for the Wright Brothers, First Flight to Paris, and Downing My First Hun.

After landing safely back at the airport with a fire on board, no exit on a DC-8 was opened for 23 minutes and 301 people inside perished. Investigations into aircraft accidents often focus on what happened and who did it, but very rarely on why, which is the question this book addresses.

Shows you the errors that inexperienced pilots make and gives you tactics to avoid them. Based on the scientific study of pilot behavior and general aviation flying accidents in more than 20 years, this book: alerts you to the 12 mistakes most likely to kill you and provides guidelines for avoiding, diverting, correcting, and managing dangers.

Shows you what lies beyond flight school. This skill-building handbook helps you: grow as a pilot, both technically and personally; get better performance from airplanes; sharpen self-evaluation and judgment skills; and, handle unfamiliar airport conditions such as grass fields, large traffic centers, and air congestion.

This is a memoir by a German fighter ace, illustrated with his personal photographs.

The Amazing Story of Russias Women Pilots in WWII. Immensely vivid and moving - Sunday Express.

This work celebrates the culture of air travel, from plane interiors and airline branding, to food and fashion. The book charts the development of all aspects of international air travel both, elegant and chic, kitsch and vulgar.

Introduces the fundamental skills and information necessary for piloting airplanes. This beginning aviator's guide is intended for pilots wishing to improve their flying proficiency and aeronautical knowledge, and flyers preparing for additional certificates or ratings, and others.

A classic autobiography by the best known Second World War Fleet Air Arm pilot. A story of real life adventure, action and heroism.

A top-notch, edge-of-the-seat Jake Grafton thriller from the bestselling author of LIBERTY.

In the decades following the First World War, when aviation was still a revelation, flight was perceived as a spectacle to delight the eyes and stimulate the imagination. This book, illustrated with photographs, paintings, and posters, offers an account of aviation and its hold on the popular imagination during the years between 1920 and 1950.

Shows how crash investigators, scientists, and engineers use physics and engineering to determine the probable cause of airplane accidents and how resulting safety recommendations are incorporated to make flying safer. Beginning with the 1931 Fokker F-10A crash, this work examines crash investigations through the lens of physical science.

A sensitively written true story by a RAF Bomber Command wartime R/T operator who talked down the crews on their return from operations.