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Forever Flying: Fifty Years of High-Flying Adventures, from Barnstorming in Prop Planes to Dogfighting Germans to Testing Supersonic Jets : An Autobiography - Tapa blanda

Hoover, Bob

 
9780671537616: Forever Flying: Fifty Years of High-Flying Adventures, from Barnstorming in Prop Planes to Dogfighting Germans to Testing Supersonic Jets : An Autobiography
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ISBN 10: 067153761X ISBN 13: 9780671537616
Editorial: Atria, 1997

Sinopsis

Barnstormer, World War II fighter, pioneering test pilot, aerobatic genius—Bob Hoover is a true American hero. Now, in Forever Flying, he tells his amazing story, sharing all the thrills and chills, spectacular stunts and death-defying exploits that have made him a living aviation legend.

The true story of one man’s flight into history.

Barnstormer, World War II fighter, pioneering test pilot, aerobatic genius—Bob Hoover is a true American hero. Now, in FOREVER FLYING, he tells his amazing story, sharing all the thrills and chills, spectacular stunts and death-defying exploits that have made him a living aviation legend. Climb into the cockpit with America’s original top gun for an astonishing inside look at flight in action—and on the edge.

Read about:

• Hoover’s dramatic dogfights as a decorated World War II fighter pilot...including the encounter that knocked him out of the sky

• His daring escape from the Nazis’ infamous Stalag I prison camp—when he stole a German plane and flew it to Holland

• The great aviators he has known, such as Orville Wright, Eddie Rickenbacker, Charles Lindbergh, and Neil Armstrong

• Hoover’s one-of-a-kind maneuvers that have dazzled air-show crowds the world over.

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Acerca del autor

Robert A. "Bob" Hoover has been awarded the Lindbergh Medal, the Kitty Hawk Award, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Soldier's Medal. He is a member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame, the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, and the Aerobatic Hall of Fame. Mr. Hoover resides with his wife, Colleen, in Palos Verdes, California.

De la contraportada

The author recounts his experiences as a fighter pilot in World War II, a test pilot, and an aerobatic pilot.

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Editorial
Atria
Año de publicación
1997
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
067153761X
ISBN 13 
9780671537616
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
328
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