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The Flying Spanner

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Author : Peter Ellis Brown
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-12

The Flying Spanner written by Peter Ellis Brown and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12 with History categories.

This book has been written by an aircraft engineer to give you an insight into his sixty years as a maintenance man, inspecting, rectifying, and certifying many types of aircraft all over the world, and as a Licensed Engineer for forty-four years. The book takes you through his five years in the Royal Air Force, as an engine mechanic on Merlin engines as fitted to the Avro Lincoln. During his service he saw action in Egypt (Canal Zone) also in Kenya during the Mau Mau uprising. For these he received two campaign medals. Then into civilian life, working with some of the major companies in the UK but mainly with the freight airlines, one being Air Charter of London (a Freddie Laker company), which included an airline as well as aircraft maintenance. He was engaged on a prototype twin-engined small airliner, The Accountant (not too successful). From there to an engine fitter on DC4, Bristol 170, Avro Tudor aircraft, and many more. He was also a 'flying spanner' on the DC4s flying between Southend airport in England and Adelaide in Australia, still working for Laker. The author gained his aircraft maintenance licence in 1967, which is still valid as of 2012. Over the years he has been involved with innumerable aircraft, from the very small to the very large, including the Russian-built Antonov AN 124, Boeing B17 Flying Fortress, Spitfire, and P51 Mustang. His work has taken him all over the world including North and South America, Australia, Russia, Africa, and the Far East, as a fixer of unserviceable aircraft, and also as engineering auditor mainly for oil companies involved in the oil spill control world. Over the last thirty years he has been the chief engineer on the only airworthy B17 flying outside the United States, in addition to maintaining many War Birds during that time.

Skytrucker

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Author : Allen Murray
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2002-09-29

Skytrucker written by Allen Murray and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-29 with Travel categories.

Air travel is an almost essential part of everyday life. A significant proportion of travelers are curious about what is actually happening on the flight deck. This book, based on forty years of personal experiences, takes the reader into the cockpit. Written in a humorous style, it relates incidents, accidents and some romantic attachments. The narrative includes the transport of a complete circus, a period spent flying for an African mining company, a brush with Nigerian authorities and a glimpse of the beginnings of the Package Holiday business.

Operation Relentless

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Author : Damien Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2017-05-18

Operation Relentless written by Damien Lewis and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

'The Night Manager meets Narcos' Saul David 'To catch this criminal took incredible courage and skill. This is James Bond meets Jason Bourne' Bear Grylls 'This is the book that warned us years before the Ukraine invasion about the power and reach of Moscow's Merchants of Death... Should be on the bookshelf of every Western anti-narcotics officer and not a few spies. No cliché this time - this is truth which really does trump fiction' Euan Grant, UK former intelligence analyst for ex-Soviet states. Russian billionaire Viktor Bout was the world's foremost arms dealer. Known as the 'Merchant of Death' he was both "Public Enemy No. 1" to the global intelligence agencies who hunted him and a ruthless criminal worth a fortune. He was also a former KGB officer and a tool of the Kremlin. For decades Bout had eluded capture, building up a labyrinthine network of airlines rushing weapons to dictators, rebels, despots and terror groups worldwide. An enemy of the free nations of the world and a top global sanctions buster, Bout was hunted by MI6, INTERPOL, the CIA, the NSA and more. Holed up in Moscow - from where he masterminded the sale of anything from AK47s to state-of-the-art helicopter gunships and anti-aircraft missiles - he was shielded by a Russian state that was a partner in his dark dealings. In short, Bout appeared utterly invulnerable and beyond hope of capture. Step forward former SAS man Mike Snow, AKA 'The Bear'. After serving in the world's most famous special forces unit, Snow had worked as a bush pilot in war-torn Africa, where he'd got to know Bout well. Via a secretive, shadow network, Snow was approached by the US Drugs Enforcement Agency. The DEA agents had one question for him: was Snow able to get Bout - the Lord of War? This is the incredible tale of OPERATION RELENTLESS, the top-secret mission masterminded by Snow and a handful of DEA operatives - a manhunt that ranges from the steamy jungles of Colombia to the ice-bound streets of Moscow, and from horrific bloodshed and tyranny in Afghanistan to a snatch operation like no other. Based upon the first hand testimonies of those who were there, award-winning author Damien Lewis reveals a story that reads like an impossible thriller, but every word is true

Footmarks

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Author : Jim Leary
language : en
Publisher: Icon Books
Release Date : 2023-06-01

Footmarks written by Jim Leary and has been published by Icon Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-01 with Social Science categories.

'Lucid, poetic and fascinating' ALICE ROBERTS 'Engaging, authoritative and full of fascinating stories of the past' RAY MEARS 'A gentle, personal and very readable book' JULIA BLACKBURN AUTHOR OF TIME SONG ' A triumph!' JAMES CANTON, AUTHOR OF THE OAK PAPERS 'I loved this book' FRANCIS PRYOR On paths, roads, seas, in the air, and in space - there has never been so much human movement. In contrast we think of the past as static, 'frozen in time'. But archaeologists have in fact always found evidence for humanity's irrepressible restlessness. Now, latest developments in science and archaeology are transforming this evidence and overturning how we understand the past movement of humankind. In this book, archaeologist Jim Leary traces the past 3.5 million years to reveal how people have always been moving, how travel has historically been enforced (or prohibited) by people with power, and how our forebears showed incredible bravery and ingenuity to journey across continents and oceans. With Leary to show the way, you'll follow the footsteps of early hunter-gatherers preserved in mud, and tread ancient trackways hollowed by feet over time. Passing drovers, wayfarers and pilgrims, you'll see who got to move, and how people moved. And you'll go on long-distance journeys and migrations to see how movement has shaped our world.

The Flying Lady

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965

The Flying Lady written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Rolls-Royce automobile categories.

Flying On The Ground

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Author : Gerry Davis
language : en
Publisher: Mereo Books, mereobook, mereobooks
Release Date : 2015-04-13

Flying On The Ground written by Gerry Davis and has been published by Mereo Books, mereobook, mereobooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

ÿ After a harsh initial training as a Boy Entrant at RAF Cosford in the 1950s, Gerry Davis went on to serve 15 years in the RAF, mainly on Air Movements, before joining ?Civvy Street? and spending the rest of his working life in a demanding civilian post at Bristol Airport, when he also joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve and served as Training Officer. His account of the adventures of a career spanning more than 44 years covers a wide range of experiences, from the amusing to the astonishing. A fascinating glimpse of the flying business from the inside.

Flight International

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999

Flight International written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Aeronautics categories.

Flight

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1956

Flight written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1956 with Aeronautics categories.

Air Pictorial

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001-07

Air Pictorial written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-07 with Aeronautics categories.

Silent Swift Superb

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Author : Timothy Walker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998

Silent Swift Superb written by Timothy Walker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Vickers VC10 (Jet transport) categories.

This title presents the definitive history of the largest civil jet transport to be designed, built and enter service in the UK. It also covers all variants such as the V1000, VC11 and VC10 Superb, and includes a close-up-detail section for modellers.