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1) Breaking sky
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In the year 2048 Chase Harcourt, call sign "Nyx," is one of only two pilots chosen to fly the experimental "Streaker" jets at the junior Air Force Academy, but few know the pain and loneliness of her past or the dark secret about her father, and as the world tilts toward war, Chase cracks open a military secret.
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"It is September 1940-a year into the war-and as German bombs fall on Britain, fears grow of an impending invasion. Enemy fighter planes blacken the sky around the Epping Forest home of Susan Shepherd and her grandfather, Bertie. After losing her parents to influenza as a child, Susan found comfort in raising homing pigeons with Bertie. All her birds are extraordinary to Susan-loyal, intelligent, beautiful-but none more so than Duchess. Hatched from...
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In 1940, in the middle of what seems an endless war, fifteen-year-old Louisa Adair longs to do something, anything, to fight back in the dread of the Blitz and in the wake of her parents' deaths at the hands of the Germans. Ellen McEwen, a volunteer driver at the Royal Air Force base, and flight leader Jamie Beaufort-Stuart of the 648 Squadron, cross paths with Louisa when a German pilot lands in Louisa's Windyedge and plants a key that leads Louisa...
5) Lifelines
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Learn how the airplane has become an indispensable tool - literally a lifeline - to those living in isolation or danger. Canadian pilots, and the experts and equipment they carry, are saving lives around the world. Meet a Montreal pediatrician whose passion for flying helps her reach her many young patients in remote Northern communities. Travel with both our Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) and an airborne medical unit as they cross the globe...
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This is the story of the birth of aerial warfare, the reality behind the legend of the "death or glory" boys of the British Royal Flying Corps of World War I. It is told in grim documentary footage that shows the dreadful conditions of the ground warfare so many of the pilots sought to escape by volunteering to fly; fascinating footage of aerial encounters and aerial battles; footage of Baron von Richthoven (the famous Red Baron); and in reminiscences...
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This episode of Century of Flight focuses on the role of military aviation from the 1950s to the 1990s. Examine successes and failures of air power during the Korean War, Vietnam conflict, and the Gulf War. Learn about the development of smart bombs and anti-aircraft weaponry. Visit the TOPGUN facility, where American fighter pilots are readied for combat.
10) Amelia Earhart
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This series, featuring archival footage, interviews and dramatic re-enactment, reveals the price pioneering women paid for their achievements and adversities they overcame to emerge as triumphant, inspirational icons of the 20th century. This documentary explores the life and career of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. Husband and publicist George Putnam capitalized on her adventurous spirit and girl-next-door personality to create a celebrity persona....
12) Red tails
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Italy, 1944. As the war takes its toll on Allied forces in Europe, a squadron of black pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen are finally given the chance to prove themselves in the sky, even as they battle discrimination on the ground. Featuring jaw-dropping aerial action and thrilling special effects, Red Tails is a breathtaking tribute to the unsung heroes who rose above extraordinary challenges and ultimately soared into history.
15) Boots
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When the infinity trinity hears of a Nazi spy plot that could bring danget to Chicago, Mae knows they must go to check on her beloved aunts, the daring World War II pilots Willa Brown and Janet Harmon. Mae's Granny Crumpler isn't exactly thrilled about Mae and her friend trying to get involved with something so dangerous--especially when she's already worried about not hearing from Mae's dad, who is serving in Europe and fighting for freedoms on ad...
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Abstract: Series I: Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and related materials written and compiled by James D. Andrews which document his efforts and advocacy for a new airport in Nashville, Tenn. in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Contains information about Blackwood Field, McConnell Field, Sky Harbor airport near Murfreesboro, and Nashville Municipal Airport, also known as Berry Field, as well as a variety of other aviation-related topics.
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