Greatest Flying Stories Ever Told Nineteen Amazing Tales from the Sky

Name: Greatest Flying Stories Ever Told Nineteen Amazing Tales from the Sky
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ISBN: 9781592284818

ISBN-10: 1592284817

ISBN-13: 9781592284818

Edition: 2nd 2004

Authors: Lamar Underwood

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In this collection of stories, the editor has brought together some of the best true flying stories ever told. The book is an ideal bedside reading companion.

Book details

List price: $18.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, The
Publication date: 12/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 334
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.066
Language: English

Lamar Underwood is a former editor in chief of "Sports Afield" & "Outdoor Life", & the author of the novel "On Dangerous Ground". He is also the editor of "The Greatest Fishing Stories Ever Told", "The Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told", & "Man Eaters". Presently, he serves as Editorial director of the Outdoor Magazine Group of Harris Publications in New York.



Frontispiece: High Flight



Introduction




Toward the Unknown


The Spirit of St. Louis



Amelia Earhart and the Flight That Failed



West With the Night



The Sound Barrier



Orbit




Pilots in Command


"Dooley"



Flight of Passage



Approaches



Stranger to the Ground



On Extended Wings




The Wings of War


Winter's Morning



Piece of Cake



Black Thursday: The Second Schweinfurt Attack, October 14, 1943



Along the Yalu



Carrier Qual



An Airman's Letter to His Mother



Sound of Impact


Fire & Rain



Am I Alive?



Tragedy and Escape



About the Editor


Permissions Acknowledgments