Aviation
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Rising Above It
An Autobiography
Hardcover ISBN: 0517576856
The female pilot who has won more than 125 air races and has been inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame describes her childhood dreams of flight, her struggles with sexism, her career as a trainer of flight students, and more
Faded Glory
Airline Colour Schemes of the Past
Paperback ISBN: 0879385634
Going Solo
Paperback ISBN: 0140103066
Recounts Dahl's life as a young man from his employment with the Shell Company in Tanzania through his service in the Royal Air Force during World War II
Straight on Till Morning
A Biography of Beryl Markham
Hardcover ISBN: 0312010966
Profiles a remarkable twentieth-century woman who became Africa's first female thoroughbred trainer and its first female bush pilot, her turbulent private life, and her flight--the first of its kind--from England to North America
Prop Perfection
Restored Propliners and Warbirds
Paperback ISBN: 0760305110
The Northrop Story, 1929-1939
Hardcover ISBN: 051756677x
Allen ( Revolution in the sky ) covers the beginnings, the flying wing of 1929, the model Alphas , racing, planes for Spain, the flying wing of 1939. A heavily illustrated work for collections in aviation history and for the buffs. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Seaplanes of the World
A Timeless Collection from Aviation's Golden Age
Hardcover ISBN: 1885440073
War Within and Without
Hardcover ISBN: 0151946612
The final volume of Mrs. Lindbergh's autobiography begins with the Lindbergh's return to America and reveals her divided loyalties
The Man and His Art
R. G. Smith an Autobiography
Hardcover ISBN: 076430755x
Howard Hughes
Aviator
Hardcover ISBN: 1591145104
Marrett, an experimental test pilot for Hughes Aircraft Company from 1969 to 1989, tells the inside story of Howard Hughes, the aviation genius who set speed records in the 1930s and went on to develop some of America's most famous aircraft and weapons, becoming the country's first billionaire. B&w historical photos are included. Annotation
