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Old 5th September 2002 | 12:34
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The Stephen Coonts book is "The Cannibal Queen" and is IMHO a darn good read. Enjoy it!

Delta Papa - Derek Piggott's autobiography is a good read, mostly about gliding as I recall, but plenty of powered flying.

Two volumes about the Tiger Club by Lewis Benjamin are very worth while reading; a third volume by Michael Jones is now available, though my copy hasn't been delivered yet!

Very fond of biographies, Bob Hoover, Yeager, Stanford-Tuck, etc are enjoyable.

Also "Fly Low Fly Fast" by Robert Gandt is a good read if you like the Reno Races.

One I've just been re-reading is "Throw Out Two Hands" by Anthony Smith, story of a balloon safari he did in Kenya/Tanzania in 1962 with a hydrogen balloon... he's an excellent writer and the book is a delight.

If I think of anything else...

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