Piloting Dead Reckoning
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Author |
: Henry H. Shufeldt |
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Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 1981 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:760993183 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis Piloting and Dead Reckoning by : Henry H. Shufeldt
Author |
: Dick Lehr |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins |
Total Pages |
: 504 |
Release |
: 2020-06-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780062448521 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0062448528 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Synopsis Dead Reckoning by : Dick Lehr
The definitive and dramatic account of what became known as "Operation Vengeance" -- the targeted kill by U.S. fighter pilots of Japan's larger-than-life military icon, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the naval genius who had devised the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor. “AIR RAID, PEARL HARBOR. THIS IS NO DRILL.” At 7:58 a.m. on December 7, 1941, an officer at the Ford Island Command Center typed what would become one of the most famous radio dispatches in history, as the Japanese navy launched a surprise aerial assault on U.S. bases on Hawaii. In a little over two hours, more than 2,400 Americans were dead, propelling the U.S.’s entry into World War II. Dead Reckoning is the epic true story of the high-stakes operation undertaken sixteen months later to avenge that deadly strike – a longshot mission hatched hastily at the U.S. base on Guadalcanal. Expertly crafting this "hunt for Bin Laden"-style WWII story, New York Times bestselling author Dick Lehr recreates the tension-filled events leading up to the climactic clash in the South Pacific skies – frontline moments loaded with xenophobia, spycraft, sacrifice and broken hearts. Lehr goes behind the scenes at Station Hypo on Hawaii, where U.S. Navy code breakers first discovered exactly where and when to find Admiral Yamamoto, on April 18, 1943, and then chronicles in dramatic detail the nerve-wracking mission to kill him. He focuses on Army Air Force Major John W. Mitchell, the ace fighter pilot from the tiny hamlet of Enid, Mississippi who was tasked with conceiving a flight route, literally to the second, for the only U.S. fighter plane on Guadalcanal capable of reaching Yamamoto hundreds of miles away – the new twin-engine P-38 Lightning with its fabled “cone of fire.” Given unprecedented access to Mitchell’s personal papers and hundreds of private letters, Lehr reveals for the first time the full story of Mitchell’s wartime exploits up to the face-off with Yamamoto, along with those of key American pilots Mitchell chose for the momentous mission: Rex Barber, Thomas Lanphier Jr., Besby Holmes, and Ray Hine. The spotlight also shines on their enemy target –Admiral Yamamoto, the enigmatic, charismatic commander in chief of Japan’s Combined Fleet, whose complicated feelings about the U.S.—he studied at Harvard—add rich complexity. In this way Dead Reckoning offers at once a fast-paced recounting of a crucial turning point in the Pacific war and keenly drawn portraits of its two main protagonists: Isoroku Yamamoto, the architect of Pearl Harbor, and John Mitchell, the architect of the Yamamoto’s demise. Dead Reckoning features black-and-white photos throughout.
Author |
: Logan Carlisle Ramsey |
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Total Pages |
: 56 |
Release |
: 1941 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015020235209 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis Air Pilots' Dead Reckoning Tables by : Logan Carlisle Ramsey
Author |
: Elbert S. Maloney |
Publisher |
: US Naval Institute Press |
Total Pages |
: 100 |
Release |
: 1985 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCSD:31822005123997 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis Problems and Answers in Navigation and Piloting by : Elbert S. Maloney
Suitable for both classroom use and self-study, this workbook provides over 200 navigational problems and answers dealing with dead reckoning, piloting, and celestial navigation.
Author |
: Thoburn Cassady Lyon |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 234 |
Release |
: 1939 |
ISBN-10 |
: PSU:000071907208 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Practical Air Navigation and the Use of the Aeronautical Charts of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey by : Thoburn Cassady Lyon
Author |
: Jefferson M. Koonce |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 320 |
Release |
: 2002-05-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0415253608 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780415253604 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Human Factors in the Training of Pilots by : Jefferson M. Koonce
In this educational yet entertaining text, Jeff Koonce draws on his 44 years of pilot experience and 31 years as a professor of psychology and human factors engineering in addressing the questions of how to apply sound human factors principles to the training of pilots and to one's personal flying. The author discusses principles of human factors, and how they can be utilized in pilot training and evaluation. With a conversational tone, he also relates anecdotes, jokes, and truisms collected during his time as a flight instructor. He takes a positive approach to the subject, focusing on safety and good practice rather than on accidents. While problem areas are acknowledged, and the book points out how certain problems may result in mishaps, the author avoids focusing on individual accidents. Human Factors in the Training of Pilots is a must for pilots wanting to make a systematic study of the human factors issues behind safe flying, and for instructors or serious students needing an authoritative text.
Author |
: James Naidich |
Publisher |
: Read Books Ltd |
Total Pages |
: 189 |
Release |
: 2013-05-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781473387249 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1473387248 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Air Navigation Made Easy by : James Naidich
The purpose of this book is simply to teach you how to fly from Here to There. It will teach you the four principle types of navigation which include celestial navigation, radio navigation, dead reckoning, piloting. A concise practical guide for all private civilian flyers.
Author |
: Nathaniel Bowditch |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 1406 |
Release |
: 1975 |
ISBN-10 |
: UIUC:30112007337535 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis American Practical Navigator by : Nathaniel Bowditch
Author |
: Periscope Film.com |
Publisher |
: Lulu.com |
Total Pages |
: 152 |
Release |
: 2006-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781411691155 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1411691156 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis Douglas A-26 Invader Bomber Pilot's Flight Manual by : Periscope Film.com
One of the only aircraft to fly and fight in three wars ' World War II, Korea and Vietnam ' the Douglas A-26 Invader earned a reputation for its durability under fire. First flown in 1942, the Invader (known after 1948 as the B-26) featured a single pilot, with a navigator / bombardier sitting in the co-pilot's position. Many B-26's served as transport and fire-fighting aircraft after their combat service. This reproduction of an original A-26 Pilot's Flight Manual gives a rare glimpse into the cockpit of this warbird.
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: |
Total Pages |
: 96 |
Release |
: 1930-02 |
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Rating |
: 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Synopsis Flying Magazine by :