Author: George Barnett
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728361990
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
My Air Force Adventure started the day the High School Principle at Richlands Virginia caught a bunch of football players and me skipping class and playing pinball. He marched all of us down main street to the office. He called the football Stars in and gave them a stern talking, told them they should be ashamed of themselves, and let them go. Then he called me and my friend in and wanted to know what we had to say for ourselves, we said nothing. He stared at us and OK! You're getting a whipping. I was brash young men know it all and said no you’re not whipping me for I just quit. He said well get off my property then and I left. I finished two years of High School, now wasn't I a smart one. I went up the street to the recruiters and talked about joining the service. He looked at me and said: son how old are you, I piped up and proudly said 17. You are underage boy and will have to get your parents to sign the papers, which they did. Hot Dog; I was on my way to the Air Force in a couple of Days and just knew I would become a Pilot. WELL! In my book you will learn how I soon learned to take orders and obey a superior. How I survived a bombing of a Theater in Saigon Vietnam. You will follow me through a career of 23 years in the Air Force assigned to many different bases all over this world, the hardships good and bad. You will also learn how I almost died in two separate plane incidents, one on a C-47 Lake Central Airline and the other on a Canadian Cl-44 Flying Tiger Airline.
My Air Force Adventure
Author: George Barnett
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728361990
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
My Air Force Adventure started the day the High School Principle at Richlands Virginia caught a bunch of football players and me skipping class and playing pinball. He marched all of us down main street to the office. He called the football Stars in and gave them a stern talking, told them they should be ashamed of themselves, and let them go. Then he called me and my friend in and wanted to know what we had to say for ourselves, we said nothing. He stared at us and OK! You're getting a whipping. I was brash young men know it all and said no you’re not whipping me for I just quit. He said well get off my property then and I left. I finished two years of High School, now wasn't I a smart one. I went up the street to the recruiters and talked about joining the service. He looked at me and said: son how old are you, I piped up and proudly said 17. You are underage boy and will have to get your parents to sign the papers, which they did. Hot Dog; I was on my way to the Air Force in a couple of Days and just knew I would become a Pilot. WELL! In my book you will learn how I soon learned to take orders and obey a superior. How I survived a bombing of a Theater in Saigon Vietnam. You will follow me through a career of 23 years in the Air Force assigned to many different bases all over this world, the hardships good and bad. You will also learn how I almost died in two separate plane incidents, one on a C-47 Lake Central Airline and the other on a Canadian Cl-44 Flying Tiger Airline.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728361990
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
My Air Force Adventure started the day the High School Principle at Richlands Virginia caught a bunch of football players and me skipping class and playing pinball. He marched all of us down main street to the office. He called the football Stars in and gave them a stern talking, told them they should be ashamed of themselves, and let them go. Then he called me and my friend in and wanted to know what we had to say for ourselves, we said nothing. He stared at us and OK! You're getting a whipping. I was brash young men know it all and said no you’re not whipping me for I just quit. He said well get off my property then and I left. I finished two years of High School, now wasn't I a smart one. I went up the street to the recruiters and talked about joining the service. He looked at me and said: son how old are you, I piped up and proudly said 17. You are underage boy and will have to get your parents to sign the papers, which they did. Hot Dog; I was on my way to the Air Force in a couple of Days and just knew I would become a Pilot. WELL! In my book you will learn how I soon learned to take orders and obey a superior. How I survived a bombing of a Theater in Saigon Vietnam. You will follow me through a career of 23 years in the Air Force assigned to many different bases all over this world, the hardships good and bad. You will also learn how I almost died in two separate plane incidents, one on a C-47 Lake Central Airline and the other on a Canadian Cl-44 Flying Tiger Airline.
Air Force Amanda
Author: Amanda D. Coonradt
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781542984485
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Let's take a journey to Antarctica with Air Force Amanda! She's a Navigator on the Air Force's coolest plane, the LC-130. Learn about the continent of Antarctica, first explorers, wildlife and science exploration!
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781542984485
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Let's take a journey to Antarctica with Air Force Amanda! She's a Navigator on the Air Force's coolest plane, the LC-130. Learn about the continent of Antarctica, first explorers, wildlife and science exploration!
So I Bought an Air Force
Author: W. W. Martin
Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group
ISBN: 1938690362
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Nicaraguan strongman General Anastasio Somoza is making room for the modern jets sent down by his Cold War ally, the United States. Will Martin, a 34-year-old civilian pilot, has just suffered the loss of his family business in Chicago and is looking to make a fresh start. So I Bought An Air Force is the wild but true tale of how Martin buys the Nicaraguan Air Force's fleet of P-51 Mustangs, F-47 Thunderbolts, and C-45 Expeditors and his struggles to get his planes back up to the U.S. With stunning color photographs from the author's personal archive, "So I Bought An Air Force" gives the reader a vivid look at the rough-and-tumble world of 1960s Latin America from the cockpit of some of the hottest American aircraft ever built.
Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group
ISBN: 1938690362
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Nicaraguan strongman General Anastasio Somoza is making room for the modern jets sent down by his Cold War ally, the United States. Will Martin, a 34-year-old civilian pilot, has just suffered the loss of his family business in Chicago and is looking to make a fresh start. So I Bought An Air Force is the wild but true tale of how Martin buys the Nicaraguan Air Force's fleet of P-51 Mustangs, F-47 Thunderbolts, and C-45 Expeditors and his struggles to get his planes back up to the U.S. With stunning color photographs from the author's personal archive, "So I Bought An Air Force" gives the reader a vivid look at the rough-and-tumble world of 1960s Latin America from the cockpit of some of the hottest American aircraft ever built.
Air Force Adventure
Author: Walther Krieg
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1716007097
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1716007097
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Earning My Wings
Author: Shirley Dobbins Forgan
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1616633115
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
When Shirley said 'I will' at her wedding to Dave Forgan, she should have added 'I'll move.' At the age of twenty-three, Shirley Dobbins married an air force jet fighter pilot and took off on a globetrotting adventure, from being a first lieutenant's girlfriend to general's wife. Shirley traveled with Dave, all while raising two boys and fulfilling all the duties of a military wife with a sense of humor and dedication. Readers will discover the life of a military wife, a lifestyle certainly not for sissies. It takes a special woman, willing to make sacrifices, but the rewards are remarkable. There are happy occasions, exciting travels, sad times, hilarious incidents, proud moments, and lifelong friends to be made. Military wives and mothers will find comfort and joy in these pages, and civilian women will gain insight into this exclusive world. Join Shirley as she wings her way on this journey in Earning My Wings. It's an unforgettable ride and delight.
Publisher: Tate Publishing
ISBN: 1616633115
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
When Shirley said 'I will' at her wedding to Dave Forgan, she should have added 'I'll move.' At the age of twenty-three, Shirley Dobbins married an air force jet fighter pilot and took off on a globetrotting adventure, from being a first lieutenant's girlfriend to general's wife. Shirley traveled with Dave, all while raising two boys and fulfilling all the duties of a military wife with a sense of humor and dedication. Readers will discover the life of a military wife, a lifestyle certainly not for sissies. It takes a special woman, willing to make sacrifices, but the rewards are remarkable. There are happy occasions, exciting travels, sad times, hilarious incidents, proud moments, and lifelong friends to be made. Military wives and mothers will find comfort and joy in these pages, and civilian women will gain insight into this exclusive world. Join Shirley as she wings her way on this journey in Earning My Wings. It's an unforgettable ride and delight.
Air Vagabonds
Author: Anthony J. Vallone
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588344657
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Air Vagabonds is the story of the amazing, true (mis)adventures of a band of rogues piloting aircraft alone into exotic and deadly destinations. In the late 1970s and through the 1980s the demand for light aircraft eclipsed anything seen before or since. This created the need for a small air force of pilots—ferry pilots—willing to fly thousands of planes to clients in every corner of the globe. Long-range solo flying is not for everyone, and it attracted a cast of eccentric, unforgettable mavericks who flew from one misadventure to the next, battling storms, desert winds, aircraft malfunctions, primitive navigational aids, loneliness, chemical imbalances, and dangerous Third World politics. Some carried on international scams and love affairs, some were lost at sea, some imprisoned by African despots. They’re all here, described with humor and high drama by one of their own, a survivor with phenomenal recall, a knack for distinguishing character from bluster, and a great ear for dialogue and aviation lore.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588344657
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Air Vagabonds is the story of the amazing, true (mis)adventures of a band of rogues piloting aircraft alone into exotic and deadly destinations. In the late 1970s and through the 1980s the demand for light aircraft eclipsed anything seen before or since. This created the need for a small air force of pilots—ferry pilots—willing to fly thousands of planes to clients in every corner of the globe. Long-range solo flying is not for everyone, and it attracted a cast of eccentric, unforgettable mavericks who flew from one misadventure to the next, battling storms, desert winds, aircraft malfunctions, primitive navigational aids, loneliness, chemical imbalances, and dangerous Third World politics. Some carried on international scams and love affairs, some were lost at sea, some imprisoned by African despots. They’re all here, described with humor and high drama by one of their own, a survivor with phenomenal recall, a knack for distinguishing character from bluster, and a great ear for dialogue and aviation lore.
Mission Complete, Air Force
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998874166
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Join all the characters in our book on a wonderful journey as they fly your little one to sleep!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780998874166
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Join all the characters in our book on a wonderful journey as they fly your little one to sleep!
My Adventures
Author: Grace Black-Hammond
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1480998567
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Grace Black-Hammond was born in 1931-a depression baby-in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Bellevue High School in 1949 and left the following year at 18 as a new bride, Mrs. Jim Black, to San Tome, Venezuela and the Gulf Oil Company. Her many interests include art, jewelry making, gourmet cooking and making a “home away from home” in nine foreign countries for Jim and five children during some very trying experiences. Their assignments took them to nine countries: Venezuela, Bolivia, Columbia, Argentina, Nigeria, England, Norway, Ireland and Indonesia. Jim and Grace retired in 1985 to Woodland Park, Colorado. They were lucky enough to enjoy the birth and formative years of eight grandchildren and the making of new friends. After Jim’s death in 2001, she married her old friend, Maury Hammond, in 2004 and began adventures in gold and gem mining. At the urging of many friends, she decided to write her autobiography.
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1480998567
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Grace Black-Hammond was born in 1931-a depression baby-in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Bellevue High School in 1949 and left the following year at 18 as a new bride, Mrs. Jim Black, to San Tome, Venezuela and the Gulf Oil Company. Her many interests include art, jewelry making, gourmet cooking and making a “home away from home” in nine foreign countries for Jim and five children during some very trying experiences. Their assignments took them to nine countries: Venezuela, Bolivia, Columbia, Argentina, Nigeria, England, Norway, Ireland and Indonesia. Jim and Grace retired in 1985 to Woodland Park, Colorado. They were lucky enough to enjoy the birth and formative years of eight grandchildren and the making of new friends. After Jim’s death in 2001, she married her old friend, Maury Hammond, in 2004 and began adventures in gold and gem mining. At the urging of many friends, she decided to write her autobiography.
Life's Adventures In A Rapidly Changing World!
Author: Stephen Murphy
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Mix history, humor, and an odd perspective in a bowl and you have this book. Stephen is six foot six inches, so he sees things a little differently. He has traveled all over the country and the world for jobs. His specialties are finding solutions to problems and getting himself out of trouble. Imagine sitting down with Stephen and asking him question after question. The answers will be a mix of humor, solutions, and advice. The answers will also be like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle as you assemble the picture of the man. The stories will remind you how much the world has changed. Here is life before the cell phone, the GPS, and the Internet, when getting lost at night was a much scarier experience. Dive in and enjoy time travel with a very tall guide spinning some tall tales.
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Mix history, humor, and an odd perspective in a bowl and you have this book. Stephen is six foot six inches, so he sees things a little differently. He has traveled all over the country and the world for jobs. His specialties are finding solutions to problems and getting himself out of trouble. Imagine sitting down with Stephen and asking him question after question. The answers will be a mix of humor, solutions, and advice. The answers will also be like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle as you assemble the picture of the man. The stories will remind you how much the world has changed. Here is life before the cell phone, the GPS, and the Internet, when getting lost at night was a much scarier experience. Dive in and enjoy time travel with a very tall guide spinning some tall tales.
The Adventures of Anderson
Author: Arlen Curtis Matson
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1468554867
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Set during and after World War II, Curtis Anderson, is frequently joined by his three friends from Roosevelt School in suspenseful adventures in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Encumbered with wearing heavy thick lensed glasses, and carrying a negative reputation with his classmates, his challenge is to prove that leadership and integrity are built by positive experiences. Beginning with a solo ninety-mile bicycle trip as a twelve year old, he is joined in the following years by his friends rafting and ski jumping. Another solo trip in a home made canoe takes him into a forest fire in Canada. In his sophomore year in high school, the four boys find themselves trapped in an iron mine tunnel. Finally, entering their senior year in high school, they meet an Amish family and are confronted with a different way of life. Rebuilding an old Peogeot Bicycle together with Luke Miller, and the big Mt. Zion Road Race brings the five boys to a fork in the road. Mr. Miller tells the boys, “We hold to the belief of humility. Competition has a way of promoting pride.” Luke will not ride his bike in the race. Will the only ten speed bicycle in northern Michigan enter the race? Is sports competition the glory of self? Curtis Anderson encounters
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1468554867
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Set during and after World War II, Curtis Anderson, is frequently joined by his three friends from Roosevelt School in suspenseful adventures in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Encumbered with wearing heavy thick lensed glasses, and carrying a negative reputation with his classmates, his challenge is to prove that leadership and integrity are built by positive experiences. Beginning with a solo ninety-mile bicycle trip as a twelve year old, he is joined in the following years by his friends rafting and ski jumping. Another solo trip in a home made canoe takes him into a forest fire in Canada. In his sophomore year in high school, the four boys find themselves trapped in an iron mine tunnel. Finally, entering their senior year in high school, they meet an Amish family and are confronted with a different way of life. Rebuilding an old Peogeot Bicycle together with Luke Miller, and the big Mt. Zion Road Race brings the five boys to a fork in the road. Mr. Miller tells the boys, “We hold to the belief of humility. Competition has a way of promoting pride.” Luke will not ride his bike in the race. Will the only ten speed bicycle in northern Michigan enter the race? Is sports competition the glory of self? Curtis Anderson encounters