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Aviation'S Most Wanted (TM)

The Top 10 Book of Winged Wonders, Lucky Landings, and Other Aerial Oddities
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Ever since the caveman gazed longingly at the winged creatures above him, mankind has been enamored with the idea of flight - of just taking off and soaring away. Steven A. Ruffin celebrates that spirit, that sense of wonder, with Aviation's Most Wanted[trademark]: The Top 10 Book of Winged Wonders, Lucky Landings, and Other Aerial Oddities. With dozens of top-ten lists focusing on notable flights, memorable planes, famous and infamous aviators, aircraft combat, air travel - even space travel - and so much more, Ruffin provides a treasure trove of fun facts and amazing anecdotes celebrating the world's love affair with flight, plus the hurt that accompanies any deep love. Will Rogers died in a plane crash near Point Barrow, Alaska, with aviation legend Wiley Post at the controls. Rogers was writing an article at the time of the crash; eerily, the last word he typed was "death." Isoroku Yamamoto, who masterminded the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, met his fate in similarly sneaky fashion. U.S. forces intercepted and decoded information on Yamamoto's travel plans and "Pearl Harbored" his plane, shooting it down into the island jungle of Bougainville. The safest seat in a crash depends on if you crash on takeoff or on landing - so flip a coin! You'll read about the first and worst of flight, aces and races, and everything from crimes, sex, and controversy to planes so fast they can outrun the sun. With Aviation's Most Wanted[trademark] you'll get the history of flight from the early balloon adventures of the eighteenth century until the present, laid out with trivia and tales to amuse and amaze!

Author Biography:

Steven A. Ruffin is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and licensed private pilot with a lifelong interest in all aspects of the history of flight. He has lectured and written on a variety of aviation topics, and his articles have appeared in Aviation History, Over the Front, Air Power History, and Aviation 100. He also contributed several entries to Walter Boyne's comprehensive aviation reference work, Air Warfare: An International Encyclopedia. He lives in Bellbrook, Ohio.
Release date Australia
June 30th, 2005
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United States
Imprint
Potomac Books Inc
Pages
320
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc
Dimensions
127x203x19
ISBN-13
9781574886740
Product ID
2305280

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