Author: Gordon R. Page
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491781912
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Starting at an early age, Gordon Page was obsessed with anything that had to do with airplanes. Compelled to always look up to see what was flying overhead, he quickly developed the ability to identify anything with wings. Since then, Gordon has spent his life chasing planes. Gordon chronicles stories from his life as a pilot, consultant, broker, and aircraft appraiser that detail real life experiences and valuable lessons learned. Gordons anecdotes reveal a variety of circumstances that include white-knuckle moments in the cockpit as he faced electrical failure in the skies over western Nebraska, survived an unforgettable helicopter tour of northern Israel as a passenger, and prepared to crash into a cornfield in a small plane in South Korea with a Top Gun obsessed pilot at the controls. Included are stories about how Gordon helped keep a giant bomber in the sky, assisted a film crew in recording a flight test of the G-II, and helped coordinate the sale of several Me 262s after a one-hour visit to Meacham, Texas, years earlier. Chasing Planes encapsulates the fascinating life journey of a pilot and airplane aficionado after he looked to the skies and found his true calling.
Chasing Planes
Author: Gordon R. Page
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491781912
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Starting at an early age, Gordon Page was obsessed with anything that had to do with airplanes. Compelled to always look up to see what was flying overhead, he quickly developed the ability to identify anything with wings. Since then, Gordon has spent his life chasing planes. Gordon chronicles stories from his life as a pilot, consultant, broker, and aircraft appraiser that detail real life experiences and valuable lessons learned. Gordons anecdotes reveal a variety of circumstances that include white-knuckle moments in the cockpit as he faced electrical failure in the skies over western Nebraska, survived an unforgettable helicopter tour of northern Israel as a passenger, and prepared to crash into a cornfield in a small plane in South Korea with a Top Gun obsessed pilot at the controls. Included are stories about how Gordon helped keep a giant bomber in the sky, assisted a film crew in recording a flight test of the G-II, and helped coordinate the sale of several Me 262s after a one-hour visit to Meacham, Texas, years earlier. Chasing Planes encapsulates the fascinating life journey of a pilot and airplane aficionado after he looked to the skies and found his true calling.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491781912
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Starting at an early age, Gordon Page was obsessed with anything that had to do with airplanes. Compelled to always look up to see what was flying overhead, he quickly developed the ability to identify anything with wings. Since then, Gordon has spent his life chasing planes. Gordon chronicles stories from his life as a pilot, consultant, broker, and aircraft appraiser that detail real life experiences and valuable lessons learned. Gordons anecdotes reveal a variety of circumstances that include white-knuckle moments in the cockpit as he faced electrical failure in the skies over western Nebraska, survived an unforgettable helicopter tour of northern Israel as a passenger, and prepared to crash into a cornfield in a small plane in South Korea with a Top Gun obsessed pilot at the controls. Included are stories about how Gordon helped keep a giant bomber in the sky, assisted a film crew in recording a flight test of the G-II, and helped coordinate the sale of several Me 262s after a one-hour visit to Meacham, Texas, years earlier. Chasing Planes encapsulates the fascinating life journey of a pilot and airplane aficionado after he looked to the skies and found his true calling.
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Author:
Publisher: Chipmunkapublishing ltd
ISBN: 1847479871
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Publisher: Chipmunkapublishing ltd
ISBN: 1847479871
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
The World's Work
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
A history of our time.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
A history of our time.
Ruthless
Author: TOM DICAPRIO
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490723897
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
In 2020, New York governor James Frederick Curry and Texas senator Zeke Roy Jackman contend for the Democratic Presidential Nomination in what becomes a very bitter contest. As a result, the Curry and Jackman political families become embroiled in a political feud that would last for the next twenty-five years. A period that would change the course of the United States forever.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490723897
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
In 2020, New York governor James Frederick Curry and Texas senator Zeke Roy Jackman contend for the Democratic Presidential Nomination in what becomes a very bitter contest. As a result, the Curry and Jackman political families become embroiled in a political feud that would last for the next twenty-five years. A period that would change the course of the United States forever.
The Gold Star Mother Pilgrimages of the 1930s
Author: John W. Graham
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 078649199X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
During the first World War, a flag with a gold star identified families who had lost soldiers. Grieving women were "Gold Star" mothers and widows. Between 1930 and 1933, the United States government took 6,654 Gold Star pilgrims to visit their sons' and husbands' graves in American cemeteries in Belgium, England, and France. Veteran Army officers acted as tour guides, helping women come to terms with their losses as they sought solace and closure. The government meticulously planned and paid for everything from transportation and lodging to menus, tips, sightseeing, and interpreters. Flowered wreaths, flags, and camp chairs were provided at the cemeteries, and official photographers captured each woman standing at her loved one's grave. This work covers the Gold Star pilgrimages from their launch to the present day, beginning with an introduction to the war and wartime burial. Subsequent topics include the legislative struggle and evolution of the pilgrimage bill; personal pilgrimages, including that of the parents of poet Joyce Kilmer; the role of the Quartermaster Corps; the segregation controversy; a close examination of the first group to travel, Party A of May 1930; and the results of the pilgrimage experience as described by participants, observers, organizers, and scholars, researched through diaries, letters, scrapbooks, interviews, and newspaper accounts.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 078649199X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
During the first World War, a flag with a gold star identified families who had lost soldiers. Grieving women were "Gold Star" mothers and widows. Between 1930 and 1933, the United States government took 6,654 Gold Star pilgrims to visit their sons' and husbands' graves in American cemeteries in Belgium, England, and France. Veteran Army officers acted as tour guides, helping women come to terms with their losses as they sought solace and closure. The government meticulously planned and paid for everything from transportation and lodging to menus, tips, sightseeing, and interpreters. Flowered wreaths, flags, and camp chairs were provided at the cemeteries, and official photographers captured each woman standing at her loved one's grave. This work covers the Gold Star pilgrimages from their launch to the present day, beginning with an introduction to the war and wartime burial. Subsequent topics include the legislative struggle and evolution of the pilgrimage bill; personal pilgrimages, including that of the parents of poet Joyce Kilmer; the role of the Quartermaster Corps; the segregation controversy; a close examination of the first group to travel, Party A of May 1930; and the results of the pilgrimage experience as described by participants, observers, organizers, and scholars, researched through diaries, letters, scrapbooks, interviews, and newspaper accounts.
Paralegic Heroes
Author: Ashley Mottram
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1514461951
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
An elite special forces unit under the Coalition of Governments attempt to land forces in Spain from the garrison at the British base of Sanctuary. With desperate and endless battles against the alien invaders, the garrison commanders also send a company to the north of England, to a facility sheltering a space shuttle, its mission to break the Earths orbit and scout out the alien fleet. A second company aims to link up scattered forces within England as well as aid European forces struggling to regain control. With heavy casualties in the battles, the Paralegic Regiment find themselves in a race against time, battling against battle-hardened troops with high-tech and barely beatable equipment. Sweat, blood, tears, and precious metal drench the fields of England and the Spanish beach of San Sebastin as a fleet of American and European warships join the fight to save mankind in an endless war.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1514461951
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
An elite special forces unit under the Coalition of Governments attempt to land forces in Spain from the garrison at the British base of Sanctuary. With desperate and endless battles against the alien invaders, the garrison commanders also send a company to the north of England, to a facility sheltering a space shuttle, its mission to break the Earths orbit and scout out the alien fleet. A second company aims to link up scattered forces within England as well as aid European forces struggling to regain control. With heavy casualties in the battles, the Paralegic Regiment find themselves in a race against time, battling against battle-hardened troops with high-tech and barely beatable equipment. Sweat, blood, tears, and precious metal drench the fields of England and the Spanish beach of San Sebastin as a fleet of American and European warships join the fight to save mankind in an endless war.
Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1204
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1204
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)