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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The first American pilots to fight in World War I flew for the French military. France created a squadron of volunteer Americans called the Lafayette Escadrille (named after the great Marquis de Lafayette). Follow this squadron on their high-flying adventures: How they got into the French military. How they learned to fly. How they fought--and died. And how these American pilots would go down in history with other legendary flying aces, like the...
Author
Series
Maisie Dobbs novels volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
London investigator Maisie Dobbs faces grave danger as she returns to the site of her most painful WWI memories to resolve the mystery of a pilot's death.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Describes the efforts of US Air Force Lieutenant Gail Halvorsen to aid the children in Russian-blockaded West Berlin by dropping packages filled with candy from the air. Features personal photographs, along with letters and drawings from the children of Berlin.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Val was working as a land girl when the Americans arrived at the nearby airfield in 1944. Mike, a young American airman, came into her life soon after, and so, too, did Peter Woodhouse, a dog badly treated on a neighboring farm and taken in by her aunt. Little persuasion was needed for Mike to take Peter Woodhouse to the airbase, and over time he became the mascot of the American squad, flying with them whenever their Mosquitoes took to the skies....
Author
Series
Presidential Agent novels volume 1
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
528 p. : map (on lining papers) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a leased Boeing 727 vanishes after two passengers murder the pilot, Army intelligence officer Major Carlos Guillermo Castillo, a veteran of the Special Forces, is called in by the president of the United States to uncover the truth.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The brainchild of ... pilots Nancy Love and Jacqueline Cochran, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) gave women ... a chance to serve their country--and to prove that women aviators were just as skilled as men. While not authorized to serve in combat, the WASP helped train male pilots for service abroad, and ferried bombers and pursuits across the country. Thirty-eight WASP would not survive the war. But even taking into account these tragic...
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
6 sound discs (6 hr., 30 min) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Val was working as a land girl when the Americans arrived at the nearby airfield in 1944. Mike, a young American airman, came into her life soon after, and so, too, did Peter Woodhouse, a dog badly treated on a neighboring farm and taken in by her aunt. Little persuasion was needed for Mike to take Peter Woodhouse to the airbase, and over time he became the mascot of the American squad, flying with them whenever their Mosquitoes took to the skies....
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
This second practice exam will continue to prepare you for the content, format, and timing of the subtests of the Army's official Selection Instrument for Flight Training (SIFT). It includes detailed answer explanations and instant scoring.
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
This practice exam will prepare you for the content, format, and timing of the subtests of the Army's official Selection Instrument for Flight Training (SIFT). Includes detailed answer explanations and instant scoring.
Publisher
LearningExpress
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (viii, 263 pages) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
"Serious about a career as a pilot, navigator, or flight officer in the armed forces? This eBook offers expert advice and review lessons in all test areas, plus complete practice exams for the AFOQT (Air Force), SIFT (Army), and ASTB (Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard) practice exams with detailed answer explanations." --
Author
Publisher
Margaret Ferguson Books / Holiday House
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
37 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A biography of Mary Wilkins Ellis, a woman pilot who flew planes for Britain's Air Transport Auxiliary during World War II and ran an airport on the Isle of Wight"--
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
The 10 questions in this instantly scored practice set will prepare candidates for the types of questions found on the Spatial Apperception subtest of the Army's official Selection Instrument for Flight Training (SIFT).
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
This second practice exam will familiarize you with the content, format, and timing of the subtests of the official Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) Form T. Includes detailed answer explanations and instant scoring. Please note: Does not include practice for the Situational Judgment test and Self-Description Inventory.
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
This first practice exam will familiarize you with the content, format, and timing of the subtests of the official Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) Form T. Includes detailed answer explanations and instant scoring. Please note: Does not include practice for the Situational Judgment test and Self-Description Inventory.
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
This practice exam will prepare you for the content, format, and timing of the subtests that comprise the Officer Aptitude Rating (OAR) portion of the Aviation Selection Test Battery, Series E (ASTB-E). The ASTB-E is the primary test used by the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard in the selection of officer aviation program applicants. Includes detailed answer explanations and instant scoring.
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
This second practice exam will prepare you for the content, format, and timing of the subtests that comprise the Officer Aptitude Rating (OAR) portion of the Aviation Selection Test Battery, Series E (ASTB-E). The ASTB-E is the primary test used by the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard in the selection of officer aviation program applicants. It includes detailed answer explanations and instant scoring.
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
This practice will help prepare you for the content and format of the Aviation and Nautical Information Test (ANIT), a subtest of the Aviation Selection Test Battery, Series E (ASTB-E). Includes helpful answer explanations and instant scoring.
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
This second practice will help prepare you for the content and format of the Aviation and Nautical Information Test (ANIT), a subtest of the Aviation Selection Test Battery, Series E (ASTB-E). It includes helpful answer explanations and instant scoring.
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