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07-03-2014, 10:17 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Three-Eight Charlie
I'm currently reading "Three-Eight Charlie" by Jerrie Mock about her 1964 flight around the world in a Cessna 180. Long out of print, this is a 50th Anniversary reprint available in both hardcover (recommended) or softcover.
Available from:
http://phoenixgraphix.us/
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07-03-2014, 04:26 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Mtns of N.E. Georgia
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Unbroken
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Originally Posted by KCBerner
For those that haven't heard, Louis Zamperini died today at the age of 97. Trust me, that's not a spoiler for this book. I started reading it knowing he was still alive and it's still the most engaging book I've ever read.
If you haven't read this yet and you're at all interested in WW2 aviation, or just an amazing story of survival of the human spirit, you may want to read it before the movie comes out and you're tempted to take the easy way out.
Rest in Peace Louis, what a life...
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I agree. What a story! If you read at all, you really should read this book. I was saddened to hear of Zamperini's death today. Truly one of America's WWII heros.
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08-04-2014, 09:17 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Erie, CO
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Favorite Book
You have to read "Into the Wind". I don't remember the author, and another friend has it now, but it is the story of Max Conrad and his long distance flights flying Piper airplanes. For example, Casablanca to San Diego.....non stop, in a Comanche 180!!! You will love it.
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02-10-2015, 10:03 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
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Another vote for UNBROKEN
Laura Hillenbrand packed her book with interesting detail, and Zamperini must have had incredible recall. Unbroken doesn't just tell Zamperini's story, but the stories of dozens of people he encountered. And, she's quite a historian, in that, she helps you understand the worlds Zamperini was passing through in his ordeal. The movie is good, but only scratches the surface. The book could change your life.
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02-10-2015, 10:45 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
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I've read too many aviation books to try to remember a favorite as almost all of them were "favorites". There is one exception, though.
I checked out Weekend Pilot (nonfiction) by Frank Kingston Smith from the school library when I was young. It was in the mid 1950s when I was about 9 or 10 years old. As an airplane fanatic all my life, the book brought to life the reality of flying for me.
After I received my Private in 1968, I subscribed to FLYING magazine and was happy to see that Frank was a columnist there at the time. I was able to enjoy his work for many years after.
Bob
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02-11-2015, 07:41 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Blairsville, GA
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"A higher call" by Adam Makos
I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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02-11-2015, 09:32 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Warwickshire UK
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I'm reading Eric 'Winkle' Brown's 'Wings upon my sleeve'.
He was the FAA's most decorated pilot (that's the Fleet Air Arm for those unfamiliar with that name!). A truly great pilot and a fascinating insight into the history that he had partaken.
You can get a taste of the character from his recent broadcast on Desert Island Discs : http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04nvgq1 |
02-11-2015, 10:23 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Troy, MO
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"Through the back Doors of the World in a Ship that had Wings"
Book is by William M. Masland; published in 1984 by Vantage Press
Follows the author's initial flight training in the 1920-30's and eventual progression to Pan Am Captain flying the famous China Clippers. The book finishes with his run from San Francisco to China that occurred immediately before and after the start of WW II. Unable to get to China and unable to return the way he had come, Masland continued west eventually around the world to finish the flight in New York.
A truly fascinating read.
Pat Donovan
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02-13-2015, 03:48 AM
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: KBVY Massachusetts
Posts: 1,092
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Albery
I'm reading Eric 'Winkle' Brown's 'Wings upon my sleeve'.
He was the FAA's most decorated pilot (that's the Fleet Air Arm for those unfamiliar with that name!). A truly great pilot and a fascinating insight into the history that he had partaken.
You can get a taste of the character from his recent broadcast on Desert Island Discs : http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04nvgq1 |
If you have Netflix streaming you can watch a pretty interesting documentary on Brown with Brown himself commenting:
"Memories of a WWII Hero: Captain Brown's Story"
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