fighter pilots

A history describing the career of 20 fighting pilots of World War I. Includes details of their aircraft and fighting techniques.

An account of the defection of a Soviet pilot who escaped to the West in Russia's most advanced secret fighter plane.

Twelve-year-old Harry Winslow befriends a colorful American pilot, Captain Sam Ross, a member of an American bomber formation that is being escorted on raids by Captain Dawson and the rest of the RAF's 14th Squadron.

From 1986 to 2006, Lt. Col. Dan Hampton was a leading member of the Wild Weasels, the elite Air Force fighter squadrons whose mission is recognized as the most dangerous job in modern air combat. Weasels are the first planes sent into a war zone, flying deep behind enemy lines purposely seeking to draw fire from surface-to-air missiles and artillery. They must skillfully evade being shot down--and then return to destroy the threats, thereby making the skies safe for everyone else to follow. Today these vital missions are more hazardous than direct air-to-air engagement with enemy aircraft. Hampton's record number of strikes on high-value targets make him the most lethal F-16 Wild Weasel pilot in American history. Hampton spearheaded the 2003 invasion of Iraq, leading the first flight of fighters over the border en route to strike Baghdad. In the war that followed, he earned three Distinguished Flying Crosses with Valor. With manned missions rapidly giving way to remote-controlled UAV drones, Viper Pilot may be the last memoir by a true hero of the skies.--From publisher description.

Photographs, illustrations, and charts describe how fighter pilots use math in order to complete their missions.

Presents the illustrated memoirs of Alexander Jefferson as he relates his experiences as an African-American pilot during World War II, one of thirty-two Tuskegee Airmen to be taken prisoner by the Germans.

Presents Captain Keith Rosenkranz's experiences as an F-16 pilot during Operation Desert Storm, where he piloted more than thirty missions, bombed the Iraqi nuclear research facility, and attacked on the "Highway of Death.".

Follows a class of eight men and women through the process of learning to fly the FA-18 Hornet, the Navy's most advanced fighter plane.

Fighter pilots are always ready for a dogfight. They know how to effectively maneuver in the air and shoot at enemy aircraft. They welcome danger because it means the chance to become a flying ace. See what combat looks like from the cockpit of a fighter plane.