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1) Top gun
Publisher
Paramount
Language
English
Description
At the elite Navy Fighter Weapons School, cocky, young pilots compete against one another in the air as well as on the ground. Bonus features include commentary, featurette, music videos, behind-the-scenes, and more.
Author
Language
English
Description
When a leased Boeing 727 is violently hijacked from Angola and flown to parts unknown, the President turns to an outsider—Major Carlos Guillermo Castillo—for answers. A pilot, West Point graduate, and veteran of Desert Storm, Castillo has a sharp eye for the facts—and the truth behind them. In Africa, he is helped and hindered by unexpected allies and ruthless enemies, and begins to untangle a plot of horrific dimensions—a...
Author
Series
patrick mclanahan volume 17
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
When the nation's economy collapses and thousands of Americans turn against their own government, Patrick McLanahan must enlist the aid of his son and fellow citizens to hunt down terrorists any way they can.
4) True valor
Author
Series
Uncommon heroes volume 2
Language
English
Description
Gracie is a Navy pilot; Bruce works Air Force pararescue. When she is shot down behind enemy lines, Bruce has got one mission: get Gracie out alive.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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After more than 30 years of service as one of the navy's top aviators, Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Training a detachment of graduates for a special assignment, Maverick must confront the ghosts of his past and his deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who choose to fly it.
Author
Publisher
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Pub. Date
May, 2006
Language
English
Description
Following a fatal aviation accident, specimens from deceased pilots are collected by local pathologists and sent to the Bioaeronautical Sciences Research Laboratory for toxicological analysis, to identify all pilots found positive for medications used to treat cardiovascular, psychological, or neurological conditions.
Author
Series
Patrick McLanahan volume 4
Publisher
D.I. Fine
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Description
America's most advanced fighter plane is hijacked-and the greatest high-flying chase of all time begins.
13) Sky masters
Author
Series
Patrick McLanahan volume 3
Publisher
D.I. Fine/Putnam
Pub. Date
[1991]
Language
English
Description
When the U.S. foolishly pulls out of the Phillippines, China lays claim to this territory and bombsone of their offshore oil platforms. Will war follow?
Author
Language
English
Description
When the Soviet Union masters "Star Wars" technology, rendering the United State's arsenal of nuclear missiles impotent, America's only hope lies in The Old Dog Zero On ? a battle-scarred bomber fully renovated with enough weaponry and stealth hardware to earn it the nickname "Megafortress."
16) Tiger's claw
Author
Language
English
Description
After he and his team refurbish America's aging weapon systems, Patrick McLanahan heads to Guam to oversee strategy, which causes the Chinese to take the offensive, launching a preemptive strike on a small American fleet that ignites a battle for the Pacific.