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Author
Language
English
Description
Audrey Parker's life changes forever when Pearl Harbor is attacked on December 7, 1941. Her brother, a talented young Navy pilot, had been stationed there. Fresh out of nursing school with a passion and a born gift for helping others, both Audrey and her friend Lizzie suddenly find their nation on the brink of war. Driven to do whatever they can to serve, they enlist in the Army and embark on a new adventure as flight nurses. Risking their lives on...
Author
Series
Wings of the nightingale volume 2
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Lt. Georgiana Taylor has a boyfriend back home, a loving family, and a challenging job as a flight nurse. But in July 1943, Georgie's life gets more complicated when she meets pharmacist Sgt. John Hutchinson. Hutch resents the lack of respect he gets as a noncommissioned serviceman, and hates how the war keeps him from his fiancée. And while Georgie and Hutch share a love of the starry night skies over Sicily, their lives back home are falling apart....
5) Bombers B-52
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Ever since a run-in during the Korean War, grizzled airplane mechanic Sgt. Chuck Brennan has disliked hotshot pilot Col. Jim Herlihy. Brennan has a new reason to be ticked off: Helihy is dating his daughter. Central to Cold War-era preparedness is the new airship they're putting through a key test run: the 200-ton B-52 Stratofortress. There is no room for animosity, because on this flight, danger rides the skies.
6) Hot shots!
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A team of crack (or is it cracked?) jet jockeys led by an incompetent commander spend their nights carousing and their days training for secret operation "Sleepy Weasel"--A lightning strike against a desert kingdom.
7) Fly
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
480L
Language
English
Description
"Get ready to take off in an airplane! Ground crew, flight attendants, pilots, and tower control are all here to help you journey across the sky. For first-time flyers eager to earn their wings or experienced flyers curious about who controls the plane, Fly shows readers the entire process that helps a plane climb high into the air and then land safely at its destination."--Page [2] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Random House Large Print Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Audrey Parker's life changes forever when Pearl Harbor is attacked on December 7, 1941. Her brother, a talented young Navy pilot, had been stationed there, poised to fulfill their late father's distinguished legacy. Fresh out of nursing school with a passion and a born gift for helping others, both Audrey and her friend Lizzie suddenly find their nation on the brink of war. Driven to do whatever they can to serve, they enlist in the Army and embark...
Series
Publisher
Alpha Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Based on Milton Caniff's popular comic strip, Terry and the pirates was originally broadcast in 1952 and chronicled the high flying adventures of USAF Colonel Terry Lee who heads to the Far East to locate a gold mine he inherited from his grandfather. Once there, he becomes a pilot with Air Cathay, a no-questions-asked cargo/passenger airline.
10) Thunder birds
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
A World War I pilot trains rookies for World War II. When he and one of his trainees compete for the same girl, he makes sure the rookie passes his training, even though he knows he will lose the girl in the process.
11) Sky King
Series
Publisher
Alpha Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Working from the Flying Crown Ranch in Arizona, "Sky" King and his niece Penny use their expert airborne skills and the latest technology, helping their friends and the sheriff whenever trouble arises.
Publisher
Timeless Media
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Travel in luxury and style to such destinations as Mexico, Cuba, Hawaii, South America, England, Norway, Ireland, and France. Enjoy the sights and discover the diverse cultures of these foreign lands. Includes a brief history of Pan Am and World War II.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
An astronaut-in-training has to leave NASA (to save the family farm) but just can't give up on his dream of shooting into space, even if he has to do it all by himself. And that will of course get everyone up in arms, from his wife to his banker to the town gossips to the media and the Department of Homeland Security.
14) The dawn patrol
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Errol Flynn and David Niven star as roustabout British flyboys who come face-to-face with the harsh realities of war. Basil Rathbone is outstanding as the Squadron Commander.
Series
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Film about newly-trained pilots in World War II, their by-the-book leader, and the plans of the U.S. naval leaders to lull the Japanese into a false sense of superiority. Includes actual combat footage.
