Recreates the author's years as a B-17 bomber pilot flying missions over northern Italy, German, and Bulgaria during World War II. Ultimately he was shot down and taken prisoner.
Describes what it takes to succeed as a military aircraft pilot, discussing the benefits and drawbacks of choosing the lifestyle, and which future career options are available to former military aircraft pilots.
Describes what it takes to succeed as a military drone pilot, discussing the benefits and drawbacks of choosing this lifestyle, and which future career options are available to former military drone pilots.
Chronicles the life of Eugene Bullard, the first African-American fighter pilot, discussing his lifelong search for respect, which led him to leave the U.S. and take up residence in Paris.
Presents over twenty fiction stories and story excerpts about flying, including selections by Jules Verne, Dale Brown, James Michener, Stephen Coonts, and others.
Navy pilot Annie Peregrine, having received a message that her father--a con man who left her twenty years earlier--is dying, agrees to help him with one last job in exchange for information about the mother she never knew, and finds herself traveling across the country in search of a statue.
A biography of the woman pilot who organized and commanded the Women's Airforce Service Pilots during World War II and became the first civilian woman to receive the Distinguished Service Medal.