fighter pilots

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.

The X-wing fighter pilots have earned their reputation as the Rebel Alliance's ultimate strike force by overwhelming enemies with their rapid-fire assaults.

Profiles Manfred von Richthofen, the "Red Baron", a German fighter pilot during World War I.

A memoir by TOPGUN instructor Dave "Bio" Baranek who taught the Navy's and Marine Corps' best fighter pilots how to become even better. Discusses how Bio combined his real-life duties with work on the Hollywood movie, "Top Gun." Reflects on his career and love of flight.

Tells the story of Bruce and Andrea Leininger and their young son, James, who they believe was the reincarnation of a World War II pilot shot down in 1945.

Rutherford, New Jersey, native Dr. Calvin J. Spann shares the story of his life, focusing on his experiences during World War II as a fighter pilot trained, along with other African-American soldiers, at an isolated complex near Tuskegee, Alabama.