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1 online resource |
Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Two Wars -- 2. Anchors Away -- 3. Taking Flight -- 4. Two Worlds -- 5. The Man in the Brooks Brothers Suit -- 6. Kelly's Masterpiece -- 7. Warning Lights -- 8. Out of the Shadows -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index |
Summary |
""Speed" depicts the life of Bob Gilliland, an accomplished pilot and principle test pilot for the SR-71 Blackbird, and his journey with this record-breaking aircraft that helped win the Cold War"-- Provided by publisher |
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Speed depicts the life of Bob Gilliland, an accomplished pilot and principle test pilot for the SR-71 Blackbird, and his journey with this record-breaking aircraft that helped win the Cold War |
Subject |
Gilliland, Robert J., 1926-2019.
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SUBJECT |
Gilliland, Robert J., 1926-2019
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Subject |
United States. Air Force -- Biography
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SUBJECT |
United States. Air Force fast |
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Test pilots -- Biography
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Air pilots, Military -- Biography
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SR-71 Blackbird (Jet reconnaissance plane) -- History
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Air pilots, Military
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SR-71 Blackbird (Jet reconnaissance plane)
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Test pilots
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Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Dunnavant, Keith, author
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Sullenberger, Chesley, 1951- writer of foreword.
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ISBN |
9781640124691 |
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1640124691 |
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9781640124677 |
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1640124675 |
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