History's Greatest Pilots Close Up

Download or read book History's Greatest Pilots Close Up written by David Curnock and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Red Baron in World War I to a U.S. medevac pilot in Afghanistan in 2012, this volume honors the brave men and women who served as aviators in defense of their countries. Each pilot's dramatic biographical profile is accompanied by a fact box that provides the aviator's dates of birth and death, country of nationality/allegiance, and his or her branch or service, rank, unit, important military engagements, and service awards. Pilot narratives are enhanced with historical photos of the aviators and their aircraft.