by Adler, David A., Fisher, Jeff
fromA picture book biography series
Discusses the life of the pilot who was the first woman to cross the Atlantic by herself in a plane.
Discusses the life of the pilot who was the first woman to cross the Atlantic by herself in a plane.
"Wally Funk was among the Mercury 13, the first group of American pilots to complete NASA's 1961 Women in Space program. Funk breezed through the rigorous physical and mental tests, her scores beating those of many of the male candidates--even John Glenn. Just one week before Fu…
Provides information about the first pilots from a hundred countries. A brief biography and a description of his or her attempts to fly are provided for each early aviator (except in a very few cases where facts are hard to find). Most people recognize the Wright Brothers as th…
Provides information about the first pilots from a hundred countries. A brief biography and a description of his or her attempts to fly are provided for each early aviator (except in a very few cases where facts are hard to find). Most people recognize the Wright Brothers as th…
Once in a generation a book, a vision, a writer, capture the imagination and emotions of millions. Jonathan Livingston Seagull was such a book. Richard Bach's unique vision again shines forth, touching with magic the drama of life in all its limitless horizons. Once again Richar…
An episodic log of some of the author's more memorable hours aloft in peace and as a member of the Air Transport Command in war.
Traces the life of the World War I fighter ace from his career as one of America's first race car drivers, accomplishments as a fighter pilot, founder of Eastern Airlines, and dramatic rescue following a crash-landing in during World War II.
Douglas Bader has become a legend in his lifetime, not only as an air ace but for his triumph over a cruel adversity and the new hope he has given to the physically disabled by his personal example.
