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Topgun : an American story / by Pedersen, Dan,1935-author.;
"The founder of the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons program, aka "TOPGUN," shares the untold story of how he and eight other young pilots revolutionized the art of aerial combat and created the center for excellence and incubator of leadership that thrives to this day."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Biographies.; Pedersen, Dan, 1935-; Navy Fighter Weapons School (U.S.); Navy Fighter Weapons School (U.S.); United States. Navy; Fighter pilots; Fighter plane combat; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Vietnam War, 1961-1975;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The making of Billy Bishop the First World War exploits of Billy Bishop, VC / by Greenhous, Brereton,1929-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-224) and index.Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- "The Greatest Game in the World"; Chapter 2 -- A Pilot at the Front; Chapter 3 -- Tricks of the Trade; Chapter 4 -- Flight of Fancy; Chapter 5 -- Flying High; Chapter 6 -- A Statistical Interlude; Chapter 7 -- "I Have Never Been So Furious in My Life"; Epilogue; Appendix -- Bishop's Citations for British Decorations; Endnotes; Publisher's Afterword; Index.It's a war story that is told every time the career of Billy Bishop is discussed: On June 2, 1917, the young pilot single-handedly took out a German airfield in an early morning raid at the height of the Great War. For this, he was awarded the Victoria Cross, and a place in Canadian history. And yet, the attack never happened. In this explosive new biography, Brereton Greehous exposes the myth of Billy Bishop. While his bravery never comes into question (Bishop was as courageous as any of the men who risked their lives in those early warplanes) his credibility as a storyteller does. From exagger.
Subjects: Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956.; Great Britain. Royal Flying Corps; World War, 1914-1918; Fighter pilots; Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956.; Grande-Bretagne. Royal Flying Corps; Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918; Pilotes de chasse; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY; HISTORY;
© 2002., Dundurn Press,
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Porco Rosso [videorecording] / by Egan, Susan,1970-; Garrett, Brad,1960-; Hisaishi, Joe.; Kato, Tokiko.; Keaton, Michael,1951-; Miyazaki, Hayao,1941-; Okui, Atsushi.; Stiers, David Ogden.; Williams, Kimberly,1971-; Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm); Walt Disney Home Entertainment (Firm);
Director of photography, Atsushi Okui ; animators, Masashi Ando ... [et al.] ; editor, Hayno Miyazaki ; music, Joe Hisaishi, Tokiko Kato ; production designer, Katsu Hisamura.English voices: Michael Keaton, Brad Garrett, Kimberly Williams, Susan Egan, David Ogden Stiers.Japanese voices: Shûichirô Mioriyama, Tokiko Kato, Sanshi Katsura, Akemi Okamura, Tsunehiko Kamijô, Hiroko Seki, Akio Ôtsuka.Slouching towards middle age, Porco Rosso makes his living by flying about in his red bi-plane and fighting sky bandits who prey on cruise ships sailing the Adriatic. When he's not engaging in dog fights, this pilot lives on a deserted island retreat. Porco was once a strapping young man, but after his entire squadron was wiped out, he is mysteriously transformed into a pig. Then he is defeated in a dogfight against a dashing American rival, who has been hired by the dastardly bandits. With his plane damaged, he finds a repair hanger near Milan where a local woman fixes his plane.Canadian Home Video Rating: G.DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Subjects: Air pilots; Animated films.; Biplanes; Children's films.; Feature films.; Fighter plane combat; Video recordings for children.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2005., Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
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Top gun [videorecording (DVD)] / by Cash, Jim.; Cruise, Tom,1962-; Edwards, Anthony,1962-; Kilmer, Val1959-; Paramount Pictures Corporation.;
Music, Harold Faltermeyer.Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards, Tom Skerritt.At the elite Navy Fighter Weapons School, cocky, young pilots compete against one another in the air as well as on the ground.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital, DTS.
Subjects: Navy Fighter Weapons School (U.S.) Drama.; Adventure films.; Air pilots, Military; Man-woman relationships; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© [2004], c1986., Paramount,
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A sunlit weapon / by Winspear, Jacqueline,1955-author.;
October 1942. Attacks on British planes that cause a pilot's death lead female pilot Jo Hardy to seek help from investigator Maisie Dobbs, who suspects a connection to the arrival of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Dobbs, Maisie (Fictitious character); Fighter planes; War casualties; Women air pilots; Women private investigators; World War, 1939-1945;
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A sunlit weapon [text (large print)] / by Winspear, Jacqueline,1955-author.;
October 1942. Attacks on British planes that cause a pilot's death lead female pilot Jo Hardy to seek help from investigator Maisie Dobbs, who suspects a connection to the arrival of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Large type books.; Novels.; Dobbs, Maisie (Fictitious character); Fighter planes; War casualties; Women air pilots; Women private investigators; World War, 1939-1945;
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Cytonic / by Sanderson, Brandon.;
Fighter pilot Spensa Nightshade has been embroiled in an alien empire's war and now, to figure out what she really is, she must leave her world behind to enter the Nowhere, a mysterious realm from which those who enter rarely ever return.Ages 12+Grades 7-9LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Women air pilots; Air pilots; Extraterrestrial beings; Identity (Psychology); Survival; Imaginary wars and battles;
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Spitfires : the American women who flew in the face of danger during World War ll / by Aikman, Becky,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The heart-pounding true story of the daring American women who piloted the world's most dangerous aircraft through the treacherous skies of Britain during World War II. In 1942, a few months after the United States entered the second world war, a trailblazing band of 25 American women traveled to England to ferry planes for the British Royal Air Force. Despite their skill, these women were not permitted to fly for the United States military. But Great Britain, desperate for a steady supply of warplanes in a fight for survival, accepted ferry pilots regardless of gender, race, or nationality. These "spitfires" were risking their lives in one of the deadliest jobs of the war. They flew new, barely tested fighters and bombers to air bases and shot-up planes back for repair, never knowing what might go wrong until they were high in the sky. Many died in crashes or made spectacular saves. But ferrying was also the women's opportunity do their patriotic duty, excel, and revel in adventure. Before the war, they were crop dusters or debutantes, college girls or performers in flying circuses. But in wartime they lived like women decades ahead of their time, choosing the identities they wanted. Some shocked their British hosts with their thoroughly modern behavior. With cinematic sweep, Becky Aikman follows the stories of nine of the captivating women who served, drawing on intimate unpublished diaries, letters, and records, along with her own interviews, to bring these forgotten heroines fully to life. Spitfires is a vivid, richly detailed account of war, ambition, and a group of remarkable women whose lives were as unconventional as their dreams"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Great Britain. Air Transport Auxiliary; Spitfire (Fighter plane); Women air pilots; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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Women warriors : an unexpected history / by Toler, Pamela D.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From Vikings and African queens to cross-dressing military doctors and WWII Russian fighter pilots, Women Warrior reclaims lost stories of women for whom battle was not a metaphor, debunking the pervasive claim that women do not, and should not, fight"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Women and war.; Women soldiers;
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Red sky [videorecording (BLURAY)]. by Pullman, Bill; West, Shane; Cook, Rachel Leigh; Gigandet, Cam;
Director, Mario Van Peebles.Bill Pullman, Shane West, Rachel Leigh Cook, Cam Gigandet.Disgraced Top Gun fighter pilot Butch Masters leads a rogue squad to recover a cataclysmic WMD. Finding his former partner Tom Craig working as a hired gun for the terrorists, Masters must navigate a fractured friendship, a love triangle, and must take to the red-streaked skies of combat to reclaim his military and personal honor.MPAA rating: PG-13.Blu-ray.
Subjects: Action.; Action / Adventure.;
© 2015., Inception Media Group,
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