Pushing the Envelope

Name: Pushing the Envelope
Brand: Naval Institute Press
SKU: 9781591148661
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The Career of Fighter Ace and Test Pilot Marion Carl

Autor: Marion E. Carl

Jazyk:

Vazba: Brožovaná

Vydavatel: Naval Institute Press

Dostupnost: Skladem u dodavatele

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First published in 1994, this stirring autobiography of a fighter and test pilot takes readers full...

Informace o knize

Autor

Marion E. Carl

Jazyk

Angličtina

Vazba

Kniha - Brožovaná

Vydáno

2005

Stránek

152

EAN

9781591148661

ISBN

9781591148661

Enbook ID

06368471

Vydavatel

Naval Institute Press

Hmotnost

240

Rozměry

152 x 230 x 13

Kompletní popis

First published in 1994, this stirring autobiography of a fighter and test pilot takes readers full throttle through Carl's imposing list of "firsts." Beginning with his World War II career, he gained such commendations as first Marine Corps ace, among the first Marines ever to fly a helicopter, and first Marine to land aboard an aircraft carrier. His combat duty included the momentous battles at Midway and Guadalcanal. Not one to rest on his laurels, however, he participated in photoreconnaissance operations over Red China in 1955 and flew missions in Vietnam. In peacetime he gamed fame for "pushing the envelope" as a test pilot, adding the world's altitude and peace records to his wartime feats and becoming the first U.S. military aviator to wear a full pressure suit. Such achievements also led to Carl's being the first living Marine admitted to the Naval Aviation Hall of Honor, as well as the first Marine to be named to the Navy Carrier Aviation Test Pilots Hall of Honor. This very readable memoir is as forthright and compelling as the man it chronicles.

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