fighter pilots

Describes the war experiences of a group of American aviators who flew for France in an all-American squadron for several months before the United States entered World War I in 1917.

Draws on firsthand accounts, archival records, and photographs to chronicle the air war in the Pacific during World War II through the stories of the last surviving aviators of the Imperial Japanese Naval unit.

Contains accounts of World War I, focusing on the aerial operations of the war in graphic novel format.

Chronicles the life of the first African-American naval aviator and discusses how he overcame racism and hatred in the Navy reserve.

Portrays the life of a fighter pilot during World War II, discussing training, combat, living in a squadron, and the enduring friendships created.

Illustrations and simple text describe fighter planes and their pilots.

The story of two pilots who fought on different sides during World War II. Second Lieutenant Charlie Brown was a former farm boy from West Virginia who flew a B-17. Second Lieutenant Franz Stigler, a former airline pilot from Bavaria, who flew a German Messerschmitt, did not want to fight in the war. Twenty-one year old Charlie Brown's badly damaged plane was struggling to fly over wartime Germany on its first mission with half the crew wounded or dead when Franz Stigler's plane came up behind him. What happened next wound defy imagination. Charlie and Franz would finally meet as old men when they felt safe discussing the situation.

Looks at the life of Lidiya Vladimirovna Litvyak, one of the first Soviet female pilots of the Eastern Front.