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Heinz Knoke (24 March 1921 – 18 May 1993) was a World War II Luftwaffe flying ace.He is credited with 33 confirmed aerial victories, all claimed over the Western theatre of operations, and claimed a further 19 unconfirmed kills in over 2,000 flights.
First Flight is a science fiction novel by British-American writer Chris Claremont, published by Ace Books in 1987. Plot summary
First edition, published by Ace Books.Cover art by Richard M. Powers.. The Paradox Men is a science fiction novel by American writer Charles L. Harness, his first novel.. Initially published as a novella, "Flight into Yesterday", in the May 1949 issue of Startling Stories, it was republished as The Paradox Men in
Starting with book 1a, a budding reader of primary school age, from 3 to 5 years old, is introduced to brother and sister Peter and Jane, their dog Pat, their Mummy and Daddy, and their home, toys, playground, the beach, shops, buses and trains, and so on. The first book uses the 12 key words which are used repeatedly ("Here is Peter", "Peter ...
Because December 13, 1903, was a Sunday, the brothers did not make any attempts that day, even though the weather was good, so their first powered test flight happened on the 121st anniversary of the first hot air balloon test flight that the Montgolfier brothers had made on December 14, 1782. In a message to their family, Wilbur referred to ...
Kingsford Smith and his second wife Mary in Wellington, New Zealand. Charles Edward Kingsford Smith was born on 9 February 1897 at Riverview Terrace, Hamilton in Brisbane, Colony of Queensland, the son of William Charles Smith and his wife Catherine Mary (née Kingsford, daughter of Richard Ash Kingsford, a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and mayor in both Brisbane and Cairns ...
Travis Barker has taken his first flight in over a decade. The musician headed to Cabo with girlfriend Kourtney Kardashian, marking his first time flying since he survived a 2008 plane crash.
Anderson was tasked to develop a pilot training program, taught the Program's first advanced course, and earned his nickname; his students gave him the nickname "Chief" and it stuck for the remainder of his life. On April 11, 1941 First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was touring the institute's children's hospital. Unaware of the flight program, she ...