Doolittle: Aerospace Visionary (Military Profiles)
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (804 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1574884204 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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The range of his achievements lie far outside the war years Doolittle: Aerospace Visionary by biographer Dik Alan Daso is a close analysis of the life of famous World War II combat pilot James H. Doolittle. Yet the full range of his achievements lie far outside the war years; Jimmy Doolittle was the first person to complete a transcontinental United States flight in a single twenty-four hour period, and won trophies for his record-breaking high-speed fli. Doolittle Beverly Estes This was an easy book to read. It was hard to put down. Very interesting information, and it made me want to know more about this amazing man who was such a pioneer in aviation.
He also taught history at the United States Air Force Academy and served as chief of Air Force doctrine at the Pentagon. Theodore Vab Karmen and Hap Arnold and the Evolution of AMerican Air Power, which won the 2001 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Manuscript Award. A retired Air Force pilot, he has logged more than 2,700 hours of flight time in various aircraft, including the F-15. He lives in
"An informative, uplifting, and very highly recommended biographical profile." --THE BOOKWATCH
In jet age parlance, Doolittle constantly “pushed the envelope.” After holding several major combat commands during World War II, he was appointed a special assistant to the Air Force chief of staff in 1951 and served as a civilian adviser in scientific matters, including the development of ballistic missiles and the fledgling space program. But, as Dik Alan Daso convincingly argues, James H. On April 18, 1942, Lt. Doolittle should be remembered as much more than a famous combat pilot. Jimmy Doolittle led a flight of sixteen B-25 bombers off the flight deck of the USS Hornet on one of the most daring raids in U.S. From the early days of aviation to the space age, Daso provides a concise but expansive overview of the rapidly developing field of aviation and chronicles a pioneer’s tireless efforts to be a visionary for the new era.. military history, a low-level strike on Tokyo and other Japanese cities. Later he worked with the Shell Oil Company to develop high-octane aviation fuel to enhance aircraft performance. Col. For this heroic act, he received the Medal of Honor. He also won numerous trophies for his record-breaking high-speed flights, and he developed new instrumentation to assist pilots when flying “blind” in poor weather. With a doctorate in aeronautics from MIT, he devoted his life to mastering the technical and practical intricacies of t