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Flying Naked: An American Pilot in the Amazon Jungle

by Michael Bleriot ...

The magical, lyrical, hysterical flying adventure from the author of Memories of an Emerald World and The Jungle Express! When a sleep-deprived American Air Force pilot in Panama has a vision of tropical treasure, his misfit companions set out to bring the dream to reality. Thus begins a dramatic and hilarious shakedown of every country south of the Texas border, from the jungles of the Yucatan ... Read more

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The magical, lyrical, hysterical flying adventure from the author of Memories of an Emerald World and The Jungle Express! When a sleep-deprived American Air Force pilot in Panama has a vision of tropical treasure, his misfit companions set out to bring the dream to reality. Thus begins a dramatic and hilarious shakedown of every country south of the Texas border, from the jungles of the Yucatan
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Wings of Blue

Emerald World aviation adventures, #4

by Michael Bleriot ...

Series Book 4 - Emerald World aviation adventures
Lock your shoulder harness and hang on tight to Wings of Blue, four hair-raising stories of jungle aviation from the author of Memories of an Emerald World! Based on the author's years as a counterdrug pilot in Central and South America, these tales prove that youthful enthusiasm and sturdy technology can make up for a lot of inexperience when it comes to flying in uncontrolled, uncharted, and ... Read more

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Lock your shoulder harness and hang on tight to Wings of Blue, four hair-raising stories of jungle aviation from the author of Memories of an Emerald World! Based on the author's years as a counterdrug pilot in Central and South America, these tales prove that youthful enthusiasm and sturdy technology can make up for a lot of inexperience when it comes to flying in uncontrolled, uncharted, and
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The Jungle Express

Emerald World aviation adventures, #3

by Michael Bleriot ...

Series Book 3 - Emerald World aviation adventures
A #1 AMAZON BESTSELLER!A war on drugs. A continent of uncontrolled airspace. A squadron of trash-hauling cargo pilots caught in the middle.Flying and aviation writing at its best! Based on Bleriot's experience as a counter-drug pilot in South America, The Jungle Express tells the story of the pilots and crews of the C-27 Spartan, a twin-engine cargo plane used to fly counterdrug support to remote ... Read more

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A #1 AMAZON BESTSELLER!A war on drugs. A continent of uncontrolled airspace. A squadron of trash-hauling cargo pilots caught in the middle.Flying and aviation writing at its best! Based on Bleriot's experience as a counter-drug pilot in South America, The Jungle Express tells the story of the pilots and crews of the C-27 Spartan, a twin-engine cargo plane used to fly counterdrug support to remote
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Memories of an Emerald World

Emerald World aviation adventures, #5

by Michael Bleriot ...

Series Book 5 - Emerald World aviation adventures
A thrilling, funny, poignant memoir of the author's first year as a U.S. Air Force pilot stationed in Panama in the early 1990s. From his introduction to the C-27 Spartan and the mischievous characters who flew that workhourse airplane, to his escape from Peruvian fighters determined to shoot him out of the sky, Bleriot paints vivid and exciting portraits of a sliver of time in America's last ... Read more

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A thrilling, funny, poignant memoir of the author's first year as a U.S. Air Force pilot stationed in Panama in the early 1990s. From his introduction to the C-27 Spartan and the mischievous characters who flew that workhourse airplane, to his escape from Peruvian fighters determined to shoot him out of the sky, Bleriot paints vivid and exciting portraits of a sliver of time in America's last
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British Flying Legends

Guy Gibson Legend of the Dam Busters; John Moffat Legend of the Bismarck; RJ Mitchell Legend of the Spitfire

by Richard Edwards ...

Series series British Flying Legends
DESCRIPTIONGuy Gibson: Legend of the Dam BustersJohn Moffat: Legend of the BismarckRJ Mitchell: Legend of the SpitfireThis edition of 'British Flying Legends' by Richard Edwards is published by rabbit & snail and combines three chapters, each focusing on an aviation hero, their aircraft and their outstanding contribution to Allied efforts during the Second World War.'Guy Gibson: Legend of the Dam ... Read more

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DESCRIPTIONGuy Gibson: Legend of the Dam BustersJohn Moffat: Legend of the BismarckRJ Mitchell: Legend of the SpitfireThis edition of 'British Flying Legends' by Richard Edwards is published by rabbit & snail and combines three chapters, each focusing on an aviation hero, their aircraft and their outstanding contribution to Allied efforts during the Second World War.'Guy Gibson: Legend of the Dam
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Mosquito: Menacing the Reich

Combat Action in the Twin-Engine Wooden Wonder of World War II

by Martin W. Bowman ...

On 15 November it came suddenly out of nowhere inches above the hangars with a crackling thunderclap of twin Merlins. As we watched, bewitched, it was flung about the sky in a beyond belief display for a bomber that could out perform any fighter. Well-bred whisper of a touch down, a door opened and down the ladder came suede shoes, yellow socks and the rest of Geoffrey de Havilland.The memories of ... Read more

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On 15 November it came suddenly out of nowhere inches above the hangars with a crackling thunderclap of twin Merlins. As we watched, bewitched, it was flung about the sky in a beyond belief display for a bomber that could out perform any fighter. Well-bred whisper of a touch down, a door opened and down the ladder came suede shoes, yellow socks and the rest of Geoffrey de Havilland.The memories of
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MiG-17/19 Aces of the Vietnam War

by Dr István Toperczer, Gareth Hector ...

Series Book 130 - Aircraft of the Aces
The story of the pilots of the MiG-17/19 fighter jets, the aircraft that allowed the inexperienced men of the Vietnam People's Airforce to take on the mighty USAF and Navy fighters.At the beginning of the Vietnam War, the Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) were equipped with slow, old Korean War generation fighters – a combination of MiG-17s and MiG-19s – types that should have offered little ... Read more

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The story of the pilots of the MiG-17/19 fighter jets, the aircraft that allowed the inexperienced men of the Vietnam People's Airforce to take on the mighty USAF and Navy fighters.At the beginning of the Vietnam War, the Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) were equipped with slow, old Korean War generation fighters – a combination of MiG-17s and MiG-19s – types that should have offered little
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Rise of the Rocket Girls

The Women Who Propelled Us, from Missiles to the Moon to Mars

by Nathalia Holt ...

The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space.In the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they didn't turn to male graduates. Rather, they recruited an elite group of young women who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design, ... Read more

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The riveting true story of the women who launched America into space.In the 1940s and 50s, when the newly minted Jet Propulsion Laboratory needed quick-thinking mathematicians to calculate velocities and plot trajectories, they didn't turn to male graduates. Rather, they recruited an elite group of young women who, with only pencil, paper, and mathematical prowess, transformed rocket design,
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Magnum! The Wild Weasels in Desert Storm

The Elimination of Iraq's Air Defence

by Brick Eisel, Jim 'Boomer' Schreiner ...

A detailed look at the day-to-day life of a pilot serving during the Persian Gulf War against Iraq.This book is based upon a journal Jim Schreiner kept during his deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Building upon that record and the recollections of other F-4G Wild Weasel aircrew, the authors show a slice of what life and war was like during that ... Read more

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A detailed look at the day-to-day life of a pilot serving during the Persian Gulf War against Iraq.This book is based upon a journal Jim Schreiner kept during his deployment to the Persian Gulf region for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Building upon that record and the recollections of other F-4G Wild Weasel aircrew, the authors show a slice of what life and war was like during that
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A Bucket of Sunshine

Life on a Cold War Canberra Squadron

by Wing Commander Mike Brooke AFC RAF ...

A Bucket of Sunshine – a term coined by RAF aircrew for the nuclear bomb that their aircraft would be armed with - is a first-hand insight into life in the mid-1960s on a RAF Canberra nuclear-armed squadron in West Germany, on the frontline in the Cold War. The English-Electric Canberra was a first-generation jet-powered light bomber manufactured in large numbers in the 1950s. The Canberra B(I)8, ... Read more

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A Bucket of Sunshine – a term coined by RAF aircrew for the nuclear bomb that their aircraft would be armed with - is a first-hand insight into life in the mid-1960s on a RAF Canberra nuclear-armed squadron in West Germany, on the frontline in the Cold War. The English-Electric Canberra was a first-generation jet-powered light bomber manufactured in large numbers in the 1950s. The Canberra B(I)8,
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Frontline and Experimental Flying With the Fleet Air Arm

by Geoffrey Higgs ...

The first Royal Navy pilot to fly transatlantic non-stop (in a Buccaneer) describes his thirty-five-year career in the Fleet Air Arm and as an Empire Test Pilot.The spectacle of Alan Cobham's Flying Circus and the Fleet at anchor in Weymouth inspired the author's lifelong passion for aeroplanes, flying and the Royal Navy. World War Two provided the opportunity to fulfil his ambition and at ... Read more

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The first Royal Navy pilot to fly transatlantic non-stop (in a Buccaneer) describes his thirty-five-year career in the Fleet Air Arm and as an Empire Test Pilot.The spectacle of Alan Cobham's Flying Circus and the Fleet at anchor in Weymouth inspired the author's lifelong passion for aeroplanes, flying and the Royal Navy. World War Two provided the opportunity to fulfil his ambition and at
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Harley-Davidson

A History of the World’s Most Famous Motorcycle

by Margie Siegal ...

Series Book 783 - Shire Library USA
Harley-Davidson: words that evoke the open American road and the 'Made in America' tradition like no others. The sweeping chopper handlebars, the distinctive throaty 'potato potato' roar of the engine and the unmistakable logo are all emblems recognized the world over. This book expertly ties together the mechanical evolution of the Harley's engines – from the earliest motorized pedal bicycles to ... Read more

$12.99 CAD

Harley-Davidson: words that evoke the open American road and the 'Made in America' tradition like no others. The sweeping chopper handlebars, the distinctive throaty 'potato potato' roar of the engine and the unmistakable logo are all emblems recognized the world over. This book expertly ties together the mechanical evolution of the Harley's engines – from the earliest motorized pedal bicycles to
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