Author: United States. Civil Aeronautics AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
CAA Approved Ground and Flight Schools
Author: United States. Civil Aeronautics AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
To Fly and Fight
Author: Clarence E. "Bud" AndersonPublisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1524563420
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Bud Anderson is a flyers flyer. The Californians enduring love of flying began in the 1920s with the planes that flew over his fathers farm. In January 1942, he entered the Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet Program. Later after he received his wings and flew P-39s, he was chosen as one of the original flight leaders of the new 357th Fighter Group. Equipped with the new and deadly P-51 Mustang, the group shot down five enemy aircraft for each one it lost while escorting bombers to targets deep inside Germany. But the price was high. Half of its pilots were killed or imprisoned, including some of Buds closest friends. In February 1944, Bud Anderson, entered the uncertain, exhilarating, and deadly world of aerial combat. He flew two tours of combat against the Luftwaffe in less than a year. In battles sometimes involving hundreds of airplanes, he ranked among the groups leading aces with 16 aerial victories. He flew 116 missions in his old crow without ever being hit by enemy aircraft or turning back for any reason, despite one life or death confrontation after another. His friend Chuck Yeager, who flew with Anderson in the 357th, says, In an airplane, the guy was a mongoosethe best fighter pilot I ever saw. Buds years as a test pilot were at least as risky. In one bizarre experiment, he repeatedly linked up in midair with a B-29 bomber, wingtip to wingtip. In other tests, he flew a jet fighter that was launched and retrieved from a giant B-36 bomber. As in combat, he lost many friends flying tests such as these. Bud commanded a squadron of F-86 jet fighters in postwar Korea, and a wing of F-105s on Okinawa during the mid-1960s. In 1970 at age 48, he flew combat strikes as a wing commander against communist supply lines. To Fly and Fight is about flying, plain and simple: the joys and dangers and the very special skills it demands. Touching, thoughtful, and dead honest, it is the story of a boy who grew up living his dream.
Flight Training
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Flight training
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Reviews decision to terminate veterans flight training program; Continuation of hearings on veterans flight training inclusion in VA vocational education assistance programs.
Flight Training
Author: United States. Congress. House. Veterans' Affairs CommitteePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Training to Proficiency
Author: Belvoir Publications, IncorporatedPublisher:
ISBN: 9781879620278
Category : Air pilots
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Close look at the critical part of the instrument rated pilot's life and ongoing training.
Flying Magazine
Author: Federal Register, ... Annual Index
Author: Federal Register
Author: Flying Magazine
Author: Report
Author: American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Aviation Education CommitteePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description