Farm Boy To Fly Boy

Author : Captain Arthur L. Gregg
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0359398499
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Farm Boy to Fly Boy written by Captain Arthur L. Gregg and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-02-27 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a WW2 P-40 pilot from induction to separation. The narrative takes the reader from 1941 to 1946 and includes the China, Burma, India theater of operations. Excerpts from letters home and photos bring to life this fascinating tale of adventure. Publication of this book celebrates the 100th birthday of the author who resides in the Pacific Northwest.

Author : Col[Ret] G. Brennand
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1525504967
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Farm Boy To Fly Boy written by Col[Ret] G. Brennand and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From his childhood growing up in Depression-era rural Manitoba to his rise through the ranks to become a colonel in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Col Gordon Brennand’s memoir, Farm Boy to Flyboy, is as much a history of the RCAF in the twentieth century as it is an account of his own life. Born a bit too late to participate in WWII, Gordon was inspired by Canada’s involvement in the Korean War to pursue a life in the military. After a failed start in the Navy, he enlisted with the Air Force with faint hopes of perhaps becoming a fighter pilot. Not only did he succeed, he logged four thousand hours on various jet aircraft types including over 1100 hours on the F-86 Sabre, which was the state-of-the-art fighter jet throughout most his thirty-four-year career, not to mention hundreds of hours on various other types of aircraft. He experienced several close calls during that time, including one incident when he had to eject and another when he had to force land due to engine failure. He went on to command two bases and has spent time living in most Canadian provinces as well as Germany, where he served for three years during the Cold War. Fascinating and insightful, this book will appeal to those who are fascinated by the military and flying as well as those who are simply seeking a first-person account of what life was really like for the men and women who served in the RCAF throughout one of the most pivotal periods of twentieth-century history.

Author : Col[Ret] G. Brennand
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1525504959
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Farm Boy To Fly Boy written by Col[Ret] G. Brennand and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From his childhood growing up in Depression-era rural Manitoba to his rise through the ranks to become a colonel in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Col Gordon Brennand’s memoir, Farm Boy to Flyboy, is as much a history of the RCAF in the twentieth century as it is an account of his own life. Born a bit too late to participate in WWII, Gordon was inspired by Canada’s involvement in the Korean War to pursue a life in the military. After a failed start in the Navy, he enlisted with the Air Force with faint hopes of perhaps becoming a fighter pilot. Not only did he succeed, he logged four thousand hours on various jet aircraft types including over 1100 hours on the F-86 Sabre, which was the state-of-the-art fighter jet throughout most his thirty-four-year career, not to mention hundreds of hours on various other types of aircraft. He experienced several close calls during that time, including one incident when he had to eject and another when he had to force land due to engine failure. He went on to command two bases and has spent time living in most Canadian provinces as well as Germany, where he served for three years during the Cold War. Fascinating and insightful, this book will appeal to those who are fascinated by the military and flying as well as those who are simply seeking a first-person account of what life was really like for the men and women who served in the RCAF throughout one of the most pivotal periods of twentieth-century history.

Author : Darrel F Smith
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781717385949
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Farm Boy to Flyboy written by Darrel F Smith and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My grandfather, Darrel F. Smith, has been a steadfast and positive fixture in my life. His curious mind has been the driving force that has led to many interesting and varied experiences. He made every effort to broaden my view of this world. I remember long drives, exploring foreign lands and listening to his stories. He insisted that I could achieve anything if I truly put my mind to it. I believed him because of everything he was able to accomplish. This book contains a collection of stories from my grampa

Author : Lt. Col. Jesse C Wilkins
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1456822985
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book My Flight written by Lt. Col. Jesse C Wilkins and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the dying rate of World War II veterans, now at 30,000 per month, I thought it would be fitting and appropriate to set forth my experiences during those years of America's greatness and the nobility of its people and its warriors. Dedicated to my wife, Jimmie, who endured much, and to my children, who desired to know. These are my recollections of events, and I will not attempt to justify to anyone or any cause my views concerning events and perceived faults of people or for lapses of my memories.

Author : Jana Peterson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781366183743
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 0 to 90 written by Jana Peterson and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michael Morpurgo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780001007420
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Farm Boy written by Michael Morpurgo and published by . This book was released on 2000-05-02 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Farm Boy written by and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John O. Jacobs
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781477152928
Total Pages : 117 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Farm Boy's Dream written by John O. Jacobs and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My vision of flying started with C. Lindberg flying solo across the Atlantic and the pictures of him landing in France at night, I believe. I believe there was also a fellow by the name of Chamberln—not sure of the spelling on his name—who had planned the same trip, but Lindberg beat him to it; I believe he was from Iowa. And then there was Col. Roscoe Turner, who held world’s speed record at, I believe it was, 300 mph sometime in the early thirties. And then there was Wily Post one-eyed pilot, who, with Will Rogers, a humorist from Oklahoma, attempted a round-the-world flight and crashed; and both were killed in Alaska. And then the China Clipper on its maiden flight—John Music—I used to; believe me. And then there was Amelia Earhart. Flying was in my blood, until I did not get to attend high school; so my flying dreams went out the window, knowing that I would need all the education to get there. So WW II came along, and as you see, my dream did come true—to come out of service and to be qualified to fly any aircraft that was being flown in the world. And now you would wonder: why would anyone pass up an opportunity such as that? Good question . . . you were allowed only twenty hours a week flying time . . . free time—that bothered me; being a farmer, we had no free time to speak of. There was nothing more boring than flying hours on end with nothing to look at. It was not boring on the way to a target but on the way back to base—five hours of blue sky and water. We did not fly every day, maybe three missions a week. There was no recreation down there, believe me. Since I was the youngest, it was expected of me to take care of my parents on the farm.

Author : Michael Morpurgo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780007916344
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Farm Boy written by Michael Morpurgo and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: