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1) The Huntress
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English
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Bold and fearless, Nina Markova always dreamed of flying. When the Nazis attack the Soviet Union, she risks everything to join the legendary Night Witches, an all-female night bomber regiment wreaking havoc on the invading Germans. When she is stranded behind enemy lines, Nina becomes the prey of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress, and only Nina’s bravery and cunning will keep her alive.
Transformed by the horrors he witnessed from Omaha...
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English
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The classic memoir of Africa, aviation, and adventure—the inspiration for Paula McLain’s Circling the Sun and “a bloody wonderful book” (Ernest Hemingway). Beryl Markham’s life story is a true epic. Not only did she set records and break barriers as a pilot, she shattered societal expectations, threw herself into torrid love affairs, survived desperate crash landings—and chronicled everything. A contemporary of Karen Blixen (better known...
4) Tailspin
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Rye Mallett is a 'freight dog', a pilot who'll fly anywhere in the world, at any time, at a moment's notice, through the worst weather. As a fighter pilot in Afghanistan, he escaped death once. Figuring that it's only a matter of time before it catches up with him, he tempts it by taking risks. But one night he takes to the air, when no other pilot would, to deliver a black padlocked box. What awaits him at his destination is a near crash . . . and...
5) Manhunt
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English
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Alexandra has given up Manhattan and her Wall Street job to go husband hunting in Alaska where men outnumber women four to one. Alexandra sees Michael Casey in her sights, a pilot and confirmed bachelor. The challenge of the hunt may prove too much for her.
6) Falling
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
There are one hundred and forty-three other passengers on your flight. What you don't know is that your pilot's family was kidnapped. The only way the family will survive is if the pilot follows his orders and crashes the plane. Enjoy the flight.
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English
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about how pilots help their community. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.
9) Broken wings
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Second chances (Terri Blackstock) volume 4
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English
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"Among the 151 people who died in the crash of Flight 94 was Mick Hammon, the plane's captain and Erin Russell's close friend. A pilot herself, Erin now struggles with the shattering losses both of her friend and of her own confidence in the cockpit. With pilot error speculated as the cause of the accident, Erin fights to save Mick's reputation for the sake of the family he left behind. But that fight pits her against Addison Lowe, the crash investigator....
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[K.A. Tucker]
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Calla Fletcher returns to Toronto a different person, struggling to find direction and still very much in love with the rugged bush pilot she left behind. When Jonah arrives on her doorstep with a proposition she can’t dismiss, she takes the leap and rushes back to Alaska to begin their exciting future together. But Calla soon learns that even the best intentions can lead to broken promises, and that compromise comes with a hefty price—a...
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"From the best-selling author of My Weird School: a new entry in the hilarious biography series that casts fresh light on high-interest historic figures. Did you know that Amelia Earhart loved heights so much she built a roller coaster in her backyard? Or that she used to race worms with her sister? Bet you didn't know that she took photographs of garbage cans to pay for flying lessons! Siblings Paige and Turner do-and they've collected some of the...
12) Fata Morgana
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English
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At the height of the air war in Europe, Captain Joe Farley and the baseball-loving, wisecracking crew of the B-17 Flying Fortress Fata Morgana are in the middle of a harrowing bombing mission over East Germany when everything goes sideways. The bombs are still falling and flak is still exploding all around the 20-ton bomber as it is knocked like a bathtub duck into another world.Suddenly stranded with the final outcasts of a desolated world, Captain...
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Wind River Valley romances volume 8
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English
Description
Two veterans who once escaped the Taliban together reunite as helicopter pilots for a county sheriff's department and quickly find their professional boundaries tested by their attraction --
14) Amelia Earhart
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Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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A biography of Amelia Earhart for young readers.
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Language
English
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"1941. A talented flier, Jessie Lovelace yearns for a career in aviation. When the civilian flight school in her small Texas town begins to clandestinely train British pilots for the RAF, she fights to become an instructor. But the task isn't without its perils of near-misses and death. Faced with the weight of her responsibilities, she finds solace with a British officer who knows firsthand the heavy price paid in war ... until he returns to the...
16) Bessie Coleman
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English
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The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Bessie Coleman in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help children develop word recognition and reading skills. Includes a timeline and other informative back matter. The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. These books examine the lives of famous historical men and women in a simple, age-appropriate way that will...
18) Amelia Earhart
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Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Introduces to readers the life and legacy of the first female air pilot who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 while on a flight around the world.
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English
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Running an island plane service with her grandfather on the remote islands of northern Scotland, Morag McGinty, on the verge of making a huge life change, is marooned on an off-grid island with a visiting ornithologist who has just the right perspective to help her pilot her course.
"Morag MacIntyre is a Scottish lass from the remote islands that make up the northernmost reaches of the UK. She's also a third-generation pilot, the heir apparent to...
Publisher
Four Points Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Train to fly an F-16 with the ASF Thunderbirds, go along with Vince Neil, lead singer of Motley Crue, as he takes pilot lessons, learn how to make a living in aviation, besides being a pilot, go inside a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, learn how to prepare a plane for cold, winter months, meet the Black Diamond Jet Team, a civilian-owned aerobatic team, and land a T-45 Goshawk on an aircraft carrier.
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