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  • The Aviators

    Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight

    by Winston Groom ...
    Written by gifted storyteller Winston Groom (author of Forrest Gump), The Aviators tells the saga of three extraordinary aviators--Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle--and how they redefine heroism through their genius, daring, and uncommon courage. This is the fascinating story of three extraordinary heroes who defined aviation during the great age of flight. These cleverly ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Flight 981 Disaster

    Tragedy, Treachery, and the Pursuit of Truth

    by Samme Chittum ...
    Series Book 1 - Air Disasters
    On June 12, 1972, a powerful explosion rocked American Airlines Flight 96 a mere five minutes after its takeoff from Detroit. The explosion ripped a gaping hole in the bottom of the aircraft and jammed the hydraulic controls. Miraculously, despite the damage and ensuing chaos, the pilots were able to land the plane safely. Less than two years later, on March 3, 1974, a sudden, forceful blowout ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Sky Girls

    The True Story of the First Women's Cross-Country Air Race

    by Gene Jessen ...
    "A beautiful and inspiring book...fascinatingly told." — Donna Shirley, former head of the U.S. Mars program, NASAThe exhilarating story of the first women who boldly conquered the skies in the first female cross-country air raceThe year is 1929, and on the eve of America's Great Depression, nineteen gutsy and passionate pilots soared above the glass ceiling in the very first female cross-country ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Air Force One

    A History of the Presidents and Their Planes

    From the award-winning chief White House correspondent for U.S. News & World Report comes the definitive history of Air Force One.From FDR's prop-driven Pan Am to the glimmering blue and white jumbo 747 on which George W. Bush travels, the president's plane has captured the public's awe and imagination, and is recognized around the world as a symbol of American power. In this unique book, Kenneth ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Nicky Barr, An Australian Air Ace

    A story of courage and adventure

    by Peter Dornan ...
    Nicky Barr never deliberately sought danger or adventure, but when confronted with it he had the courage to face it and survive.In 1939, at the age of 23, Nicky Barr was chosen to represent Australia in the international rugby world tour. The day after the squad arrived in England, war was declared and the tour was cancelled. Nicky immediately signed-up to become a fighter pilot in the RAAF and ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Aircraft Design of WWII

    A Sketchbook

    This treasure trove of cutaway views of 1940s aircraft features art from the top magazines of the era: Aeroplane, Flight, Aviation, L'Aeronautique, and others. The majority of the illustrations are American models, described with extensive notes and explanations. Select British and German planes are featured as well. The two-part treatment begins with a look at individual components: wings, ... Read more

    $16.95 USD

  • The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright

    by Tom D. Crouch ...
    The reissue of this definitive biography heralds the one-hundredth anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight.Brilliant, self-trained engineers, the Wright brothers had a unique blend of native talent, character, and family experience that perfectly suited them to the task of invention but left them ill-prepared to face a world of skeptics, rivals, and officials. Using a treasure trove of ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Flight 7 Is Missing: The Search For My Father's Killer

    Dubbed by The New York Times as one of the "most vexing and unexplained" mysteries in aviation history, the crash of Pan American World Airways Flight 7 in November 1957 resulted in many deaths and remains officially unsolved to this day. But Ken Fortenberry, an award-winning journalist whose father was the copilot and navigator aboard the ill-fated plane, has devoted nearly sixty years of his ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Happy Adventurer

    An Autobiography

    First published in 1951, this is the autobiography of Admiral Lord Mountevans, and it is indeed a tale of high spirits. The writer has a fine sense of adventure, and he revels in the excitement of the incredibly beautiful scenes which were frequently encountered. As he states himself in the opening—“If I had my life over again I certainly wouldn’t change it, because it has been full of excitements ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Commercial Aviation—An Insider’S Story

    by LeRoy Paine ...
    Why do we have airlines? How were they created? Was TWA Flight 800 an accident? How safe are airplanes, and why are they safe? What jobs are there in commercial aviation? This book provides answers to these questions and many more. Understanding how and why an airline is started, structured, and regulated provides the flying public with the answers to why you are safe when you fly. For those ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Mystery of Flight 427

    Inside a Crash Investigation

    by Bill Adair ...
    The immediate human toll of the 1994 Flight 427 disaster was staggering: all 132 people aboard died on a Pennsylvania hillside. The subsequent investigation was a maze of politics, bizarre theories, and shrouded answers. Bill Adair, an award-winning journalist, was granted special access to the five-year inquiry by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) while its investigators tried to ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Wright Brothers, Wrong Story

    How Wilbur Wright Solved the Problem of Manned Flight

    This book is the first deconstruction of the Wright brothers myth. They were not -- as we have all come to believe--two halves of the same apple. Each had a distinctive role in creating the first "flying machine." How could two misanthropic brothers who never left home, were high-school dropouts, and made a living as bicycle mechanics have figured out the secret of manned flight? This new history ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Miracle on the Hudson

    The Survivors of Flight 1549 Tell Their Extraordinary Stories of Courage, Faith, and Determination

    The remarkable true story of Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger’s heroic crash landing in the Hudson River, as told by the passengers who owe him their lives.Millions watched the aftermath on television, while others witnessed the event actually happening from the windows of nearby skyscrapers. But only 155 people know firsthand what really happened on U.S. Airways Flight 1549 on January 15, 2009. Now, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • A Strato-Freight Airliner Crashes San Juan, Puerto Rico June 6, 1949

    The Strato-Freight airliner that crashed off the coast of Puerto Rico in June 1949 was a converted army transport C-46. It had once been used to carry fully armed troops. The airline company, based in Connecticut, had added room in the plane to seat more passengers. Four minutes after takeoff the plane crashed off the island's northern coast, a result of a failure of its right engine. My e-book ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Downing of TWA Flight 800

    by James Sanders ...
    NOT THEORY—FACT!A MISSLE SHOT DOWN FLIGHT 800!On July 17, 1996, minutes after take-off, TWA Flight 800 was blown out of the sky, killing all 230 people on board.What happened?It took federal investigators nearly a year and millions of tax dollars to point to a fuel tank explosion. But the investigation was riddled with questionable procedures. Was the government hiding a huge military ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Without a Trace: 1970-2016

    Without a Trace, #2

    Series Book 2 - Without a Trace
    The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370 in 2014 is considered the greatest aviation mystery of our time but it does not stand alone. The second volume of Without a Trace begins in 1970, when a military pilot chased a glowing unidentified object only for both to disappear in an instant. How did India manage to misplace five fighter jets? Did the young pilot chasing an inexplicable ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Devotion

    An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice

    by Adam Makos ...
    **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • From America’s “forgotten war” in Korea comes an unforgettable tale of courage by the author of A Higher Call.“In the spirit of Unbroken and The Boys in the Boat comes Devotion.”—Associated Press • “Aerial drama at its best—fast, powerful, and moving.”—Erik Larson**Devotion tells the inspirational story of the U.S. Navy’s most famous ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Twilight Warriors

    by Robert Gandt ...
    Winner of the 2011 Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature, The Twilight Warriors is the engrossing, page-turning saga of a tightly knit band of naval aviators who are thrust into the final—and most brutal—battle of the Pacific war during World War II: Okinawa.April 1945. The end of World War II finally appears to be nearing. The Third Reich is collapsing in Europe, and the Americans are ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Into the Abyss

    An Extraordinary True Story

    by Carol Shaben ...
    Read the "gripping and emotionally affecting" book where four men survived the plane crash. The pilot. A politician. A cop... and the criminal he was shackled to (Washington Post).On an icy night in October 1984, a commuter plane carrying nine passengers crashed in the remote wilderness of northern Alberta, killing six people. Four survived: the rookie pilot, a prominent politician, a cop, and the ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Bringing Columbia Home

    The Untold Story of a Lost Space Shuttle and Her Crew

    Voted the Best Space Book of 2018 by the Space HipstersThe dramatic inside story of the epic search and recovery operation after the Columbia space shuttle disaster.On February 1, 2003, Columbia disintegrated on reentry before the nation’s eyes, and all seven astronauts aboard were lost. Author Mike Leinbach, Launch Director of the space shuttle program at NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center was a ... Read more

    $13.99 USD $1.99 USD

  • The Mystery of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

    Malaysia Airlines flight 370 departed from Kuala Lumpur airport shortly after midnight, full of passengers flying to Beijing. Half an hour later, the greatest mystery in aviation history had begun.Though most of us will board an aircraft at some point in our lives, we know little about how they work and the procedures surrounding their operation. It is that mystery that makes the loss of MH370 so ... Read more

    Free

  • Stuka Pilot

    Autobiography of World War Two Luftwaffe pilot Hans Ulrich Rudel, the most highly decorated German serviceman of WW2, and the only one to be awarded the Third Reich’s most prestigious medal which was specially created for Rudel by Hitler himself, the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Shot down over 24 times, Hans Rudel is credited with destroying over ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Clarence L. "Kelly" Johnson: From Skunk Works To The Edge Of Space

    by Daniel Alef ...
    Kelly Johnson designed the Blackbird, a plane that flew non-stop from London to Los Angeles in less than four hours, outracing the sun and landing four hours before it had taken off, a remarkable feat--and this was more than 35 years ago. Johnson was the innovative genius behind Lockheed's "Skunk Works," and played a leading role in the development of more than forty aircraft, including some of ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Jack Knudsen Northrop: Aviation Pioneer And His Flying Wing

    by Daniel Alef ...
    Famed aviation pioneer Donald Douglas once said "Every airplane flying today has some Jack Northrop in it." Northrop was an aviation genius who was more interested in developing new technology than selling airplanes or making a fortune. The Northrop story is the story of American aviation history; he worked with the Loughead brothers (who changed their name to Lockheed) and Donald Douglas ... Read more

    $2.99 USD