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Author | : W. Gordon Schmitt |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2022-07-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1476646465 |
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During World War II, an eccentric band of barnstormers, stunt flyers and commercial pilots joined military recruits to form the Pan American Air Ferries. These civilian pilots helped develop a strategically crucial and highly efficient system for shuttling aircraft to Allied forces around the world that contributed significantly to key campaigns throughout the war. W. Gordon Schmitt's engaging, often amusing memoir recounts the close calls and indelible characters he encountered as navigator in the PAAF, from Brazil to Africa to the Middle East and beyond.
Author | : W. Gordon Schmitt |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2022-07-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1476686823 |
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During World War II, an eccentric band of barnstormers, stunt flyers and commercial pilots joined military recruits to form the Pan American Air Ferries. These civilian pilots helped develop a strategically crucial and highly efficient system for shuttling aircraft to Allied forces around the world that contributed significantly to key campaigns throughout the war. W. Gordon Schmitt's engaging, often amusing memoir recounts the close calls and indelible characters he encountered as navigator in the PAAF, from Brazil to Africa to the Middle East and beyond.
Author | : Jon A. Maguire |
Publisher | : Schiffer Book for Collectors |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
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Contains the official history of the 302nd Air Transport Wing, United States Strategic Air Forces (reprint of original WWII era unit history) on p. 8-102 prepared under the auspices of the Army Air Forces?
Author | : Anna Lorraine Guthrie |
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Total Pages | : 1152 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : Periodicals |
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Author | : Joyce Delbridge |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 108 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780961610302 |
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Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 1951-05 |
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Total Pages | : 554 |
Release | : 1902 |
Genre | : American literature |
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Total Pages | : 740 |
Release | : 1903 |
Genre | : American literature |
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Author | : Mark Cotta Vaz |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2019-02-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1510729518 |
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Pan Am at War chronicles the airline?s historic role in advancing aviation and serving America?s national interest before and during World War II. From its inception, Pan American Airways operated as the ?wings of democracy,? spanning six continents and placing the country at the leading edge of international aviation. At the same time, it was clandestinely helping to fight America?s wars. Utilizing government documents, declassified Freedom of Information Act material, and company documents, the authors have uncovered stories of Pan Am?s stunning role as an instrument of American might: The airline?s role in building air bases in Latin America and countering Axis interests that threatened the Panama Canal Creating transatlantic and trans-Africa supply lines for sending Lend-Lease equipment to Britain Cooperation with Chiang Kai-shek and the Chinese nationalist government to pioneer the dangerous ?Hump? route over the Himalayas The dangerous seventeen-thousand-mile journey that took President Roosevelt to the high-stakes Casablanca Conference with Winston Churchill The daring flight that delivered uranium for the atomic bomb. Filled with larger-than-life characters, and revelations of the vision and technology it took to dominate the skies, Pan Am at War provides a gripping unknown history of the American Century.
Author | : Catherine St. Jean |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 35 |
Release | : 2003-11-14 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1477165614 |
Download A Staten Island Ferry Tale Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Through the eyes of young Paul, we get to experience a trip to Manhattan from the pilot house of the Staten Island Ferry. Its a special trip for Paul, whos been invited by the Captain. He will get to pass his favorite ship, the grandest ocean liner of them all, the Queen Elizabeth 2 on her way out to sea. On board with Paul, young readers will learn facts about the Ferry itself, as well as the navigational and historical significance of New York Harbor. "A Staten Island Ferry Tale" is part of The Noble Maritime Collections Traveling Library on Staten Island.