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Alan White served in the RAF from 1953 to 1987 roughly the period of the Cold War. His introduction to flying came in his University Air Squadron. This seduced him into dropping out of University and joining the RAF. He initially had success during the piston-engine stages of his training but damage to a Vampire T11 and a bad start on the Hunter Weaponry Course set his confidence back until he recovered during service with his first Hunter Squadron....
43) Up in the air!
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The PAW Patrol works to save an airplane with a broken wing and a baby octopus who has lost its mother.
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Although this is a book about life as a flight attendant with the world's most iconic and glamorous airline, Pan American World Airways, it is not just a chronology of airborne events. Instead, it begins with Betty Riegel's description of leaving her home in the middle of the night, clutching her teddy and running with her Mother to an air raid shelter during war torn London. From humble working-class roots, growing up with a mother who struggled...
45) Coming Up for Air by George Orwell (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Coming Up for Air with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Coming Up for Air by George Orwell, which follows the middle-aged insurance salesman George Bowling as he tries to recapture the idyllic feelings of his childhood. However, he soon comes to realise that the England of the past has disappeared forever, swept away by the new apathetic consumer...
46) Up in the air
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Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizing expert who flies all over the world on business. Just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles, and meeting the frequent traveler woman of his dreams, his company grounds him. When Bingham goes on his last cross country firing expedition, he will learn that life isn't about the journey, but about the connections made along the way.
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This study analyzes the evolution of Seventh Air Force's joint command and control relationships as well as the development of joint operational procedures and doctrine in the Central Pacific during World War II. As this was arguably the most "joint" theater in World War II, there are many lessons about the challenges of joint command and control and the development of joint combat procedures that are relevant to contemporary airmen. The Seventh Air...
48) Up in the air
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"From treetop creatures to the patterns of stars in the night sky, there's lots to discover if you just look up...Keep your eyes and ears open for buzzing insects, swooping bats, and ingenious plants, all with a story behind them. The sky stretching upward is full of enchanting colors, hidden wind currents, and the wonders of space"--Back cover.
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From the silent days until the 1950s Hollywood produced over 500 "race films" exclusively for all-Black theaters and featuring all-Black casts. This collection takes a look at four of these films.
Devil's daughter. "Sylvia Walton of Harlem inherits a Jamaican banana plantation and returns to manage it. But Sylvia, her two rival suitors, and her comic- relief servant Percy are disturbed by the constant, growing sound of drums."--Imdb.com.
Gang war....
51) Up in the air
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Adventures in Odyssey audio volume 63
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Things are definitely up in the air in Odyssey. First, Wooton Bassett returns from his honeymoon with two problems. Penny is missing and he's lost his memory. While Whit, Connie, and Jason try to help Wooton find Penny, Buck Oliver rescues Jules from a crash course of disaster. And a mystery is solved only after Emily and Matthew's friendship is threatened. 6 stories on true friendship & reconciliation.
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Goes to seed (topic: seeds): Plant it! magazine is going to feature the class garden on its cover but Phoebe's plot has nothing to show.
Blows its top (topic: volcanoes): Ms. Frizzle takes the kids on a field trip to an island that hasn't shown up yet.
Goes on air (topic: air pressure): The Walkerville Space Capsule still needs a contribution from the class but Keesha says their empty jar is actually filled-- with air.
All dried up (topic: desert...
57) Up in the air
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Provides instructions for a variety of projects that demonstrate the properties and uses of air.
59) Up in the air
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A poem describing the sights and sensations of flying in an airplane.
60) The air up there
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A fast-talking college basketball coach goes to Africa to recruit a new player and finds a whole new ballgame when two tribes decide to settle their differences on court.
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