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Maisie Dobbs novels volume 17
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October 1942. Jo Hardy, a 22-year-old ferry pilot, is delivering a Supermarine Spitfire--the fastest fighter aircraft in the world--to Biggin Hill Aerodrome, when she realizes someone is shooting at her aircraft from the ground. Returning to the location on foot, she finds an American serviceman in a barn, bound and gagged. She rescues the man, who is handed over to the American military police; it quickly emerges that he is considered a suspect in...
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"By the New York Times bestselling author of Viper Pilot, former USAF F-16 legend Dan Hampton tells the thrilling story of how fighter pilots have ruled the skies for 100 years, from the Red Baron to today's supersonic jets"--
"By the USAF F-16 legend behind the bestselling memoir Viper Pilot, this is the first comprehensive history of fighter pilots and air combat--a unique, riveting look at the aces of the sky, their machines, their most daring...
4) Fighter jets
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2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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"A fundamental exploration of fighter jets, including their speed and maneuverability, history of development, cockpits and other features, and famous models from around the world"--Provided by publisher.
6) F-15 Eagles
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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"Amazing photography and engaging information explain the technologies and capabilities of the F-15 Eagles. Intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
7) F-14 Tomcats
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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"Amazing photography and engaging information explain the technologies and capabilities of the F-14 Tomcats. Intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
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1999.
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A stunning terror bombing strikes a research facility in France, a much-admired African-American general is killed in a hit-and-run accident, and Pentagon staff officer John Reynolds finds an old friend, now an influential lobbyist, drunk and fearful. In short order, Reynolds must face a car bombing at his front door, his girlfriend's murder, and the wrath of a retired Green Beret general as scarred as he is inexplicably wealthy. Struggling to behave...
11) Fighter jets
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[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
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"This photo-illustrated book for early readers describes fighter jets and the parts that help them fly fast and hit targets in battle"--Provided by publisher.
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[2015]
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"Fighters are military aircraft designed to attack and destroy other aircraft, and bombers are designed to drop bombs on enemy targets from the air. Together they make up the major components of air combat: defending national airspace, going on hazardous missions and even flying around the world without refueling. Since the outbreak of World War I in 1914, fighters and bombers have evolved into many specialized designs, and many have played pivotal...
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[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Follow the powerful story of fighter aircraft from the earliest six-winged inventions used during World War I right up to modern supersonic stealth fighters. Along the way, explore inside the cockpit of a Supermarine Spitfire, the engine of the jet-powered Messerschmitt Me 262, and the inner workings of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning. From dogfight tricks to ejector seats, learn how fighter plane technology and strategy have developed throughout...
17) Jet fighters
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2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about jet fighters. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
19) Whiteout
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U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko is the only law-enforcement officer assigned to Antarctica. Carrie is on the verge of shipping out before the really bad weather hits, when she is confronted with a mysterious murder that sounds like a riddle: how'd a lone corpse find its way to the middle of an ice field, as though dropped from a great height? And what does this have to do with the prologue about a Soviet fighter jet crashing some decades earlier? Along...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11 - AR Pts: 27
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The author presents detailed analyses of the Air Force's premier fighter planes, exclusive photographs, illustrations, and diagrams, an insider's look at the people behind the planes and weapons, and combat strategies and training techniques used by the U.S. Air Force.
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