No one has yet mentioned the eight wonderful books by that great pioneer of trans-oceanic air navigation, Capt. Sir P. G. Taylor. They are:
VH-UXX: The Story of an Aeroplane; Pacific Flight; Call to the Winds; Forgotten Island; Frigate Bird; The Sky Beyond; Bird of the Islands; & Sopwith Scout 7309.
In these books you will find some of the most gripping, enchanting and magnificent writing about flight and flying that you will read anywhere.
Sadly, most of them are quite rare now, although The Sky Beyond which is a compendium of stories from Taylor's long career, has fairly recently been in print. If you can find it, buy it: you won't be disappointed.