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  • Why planes crash 2002- Case files 2002

    Why planes crash 2002- Case files 2002
    Sylvia Wrigley
    Sylvia Wrigley
    2015
    English
    X X X X X
    161 pg.
    9781516344253
    Review written by: Max Heldring

    This E-book is the follow-up to a previously published work by Sylvia Wrigley detailing both well-known and relatively unknown plane crashes during 2001. This book describes 11 accidents that occurred in 2002. Among these, the most tragic example of how badly things can go wrong, is the story of a collision between a Tupolev 154M […]

  • Review Voices in Flight: RAF Escapers and Evaders in WWII

    Review Voices in Flight: RAF Escapers and Evaders in WWII
    Martin W. Bowman
    Pen and Sword Books
    2015
    English
    X X X X X
    236 pg.
    9781783831753
    Review written by: Joris Gonggrijp

    A hearty meal and a cup of coffee prior to take-off and a few hours later you find yourself stranded in enemy territory. For some an experience as shocking as this brings to light extraordinary inventiveness and perseverance in finding their way back home, as demonstrated in this book’s “travelogues”. Although the title of this […]

  • Flying the Knife Edge - Papua New Guinea Bush Flying

    Flying the Knife Edge - Papua New Guinea Bush Flying
    Matt McLauchlin
    Matt McLaughlin
    2015
    English
    X X X X X
    978-988-14036-5-0
    Review written by: Max Heldring

    This book describes the flying adventures of Matt McLauchlin in Papoea New Guinea (PNG) in a very realistic way. It starts with his short career in the New-Zealand Air Force, where he was washed out during his pilot training. On his search for a job in the commercial aviation he ends up in Papoea New […]

  • Kamikaze - To Die for the Emperor

    Kamikaze - To Die for the Emperor
    Peter C Smith
    Pen and Sword Books
    2014
    English
    X X X X X
    237 pg.
    9781781593134
    Review written by: Joris Gonggrijp

    This book, detailing the creation and execution of the Japanese kamikaze – divine wind – suicide attacks, was a real eye-opener for me. Never before have I read such a detailed account of this desperate stratagem. Moreover, the profound effect the attacks had on the allied fleet in the closing years of the war was […]

  • Jack’s War- Letters to home from an American WW II Navigator

    Jack’s War- Letters to home from an American WW II Navigator
    Elisabeth Woolsey Herbert DVM (sister of Jack) (Editor)
    Elisabeth Woolsey Herbert DVM (sister of Jack)
    2015
    Englisch
    X X X X X
    293 pg.
    978-0-994-29720-4 (paperback), 978-0-994-29721-1 (e-book)
    Review written by: Joris Gonggrijp

    This book was published by the daughter of WW II veteran ‘Jack.’ Shortly after her father’s death, her family discovered a treasure trove of sorts containing her late father’s letters home to his parents, penned during the war. In addition, the chest contained a slew of mission notes complemented with maps that he had compiled […]

  • Looking down on the moon

    Looking down on the moon
    Charles Sage
    DogEar Publishing
    2014
    English
    X X X X X
    238 pg.
    978-1-4575-2642-8
    Review written by: Jorig Gonggrijp

    Looking down on the moon!… The main character of this book, Jack Roberts, is a somewhat cripple pilot who initially pilots for the East African Mission and later is recruited as a hireling-pilot. He uses a walking-stick that also is deployed as a very effective striking- and stabbing weapon. His handicap doesn’t restrict him in his […]

  • Shot Down- The true story of WW II pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth

    Shot Down- The true story of WW II pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth
    Steve Snyder
    Sea Breeze Publishing, LLC
    2014
    English
    X X X X X
    978-0-9860760-0-8 ASIN: B00N4JLJ0O
    Review written by: Max Heldring

    With this book about Howard Snyder, who during WW II was the pilot on a B-17 from the 8th American Air Force, was a card from the author Steve Snyder, son of Howard Snyder, with the words: ‘It’s our duty to remember never forget’. This book goes further than only the events around Howard Snyder […]

  • Why planes crash 2001 - A critical view on plane crashes in the 21st century

    Why planes crash 2001 - A critical view on plane crashes in the 21st century
    Sylvia Wrigley
    Sylvia Spruck Wrigley
    2013
    English
    X X X X X
    150 pg.
    UUID 6F7525Co-9255-11 E2 – 9 E 96-0800200C9A66
    Review written by: Max Heldring

    This e-book contains 11 stories of plane crashes, described in great detail, including the communication between the pilots and traffic control. These crashes have taken place during the course of 2001. With each description of the crash also a piece of text of the original investigation report is published and it contains a link to […]

  • RAF Tanker Navigator

    RAF Tanker Navigator
    Peter Bodle and Tony Golds
    Pen & Sword Books
    2012
    English
    X X X X X
    192 pg.
    9781844157440
    Review written by: Max Heldring

    This book tells about the daily life of a RAF navigator, who for the biggest part of his military career flew on the then 4 engine RAF jets like the Vickers Valiant and the Handley-Page Victor. Tony Golds – our main character- joined the RAF almost directly after his study. That was in 1960, the […]

  • The mighty Eighth at war

    The mighty Eighth at war
    Martin W. Bowman
    Pen & Sword Books
    2010
    English
    X X X X X
    288 pg.
    9781783830015
    Review written by: Max Heldring

    This 282 pages counting book tells about the actions of the 8th US air force during the Second World War. The 8th contained B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator bombers and operated from Great Britain under the command of brigadier general Ira. C. Eaker. The book gives a detailed overview of all the operations of […]