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Old 13th Sep 2002, 16:52
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Jhieminga
 
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Non-fiction you wanted? Let's see.... from my bookshelves:

Flight of the Mew Gull- Alex Henshaw
Slide Rule- Nevil Shute
Spitfire- Jeffrey Quill
Fighter Test Pilot/Flying to the Limit (or his latest book, can't remember the title)- Roland Beamont
The Dangerous Skies- A.E. Clouston
The Spirit of St. Louis- Charles Lindbergh
Voyager- Rutan and Yeager
Yeager- Chuck Yeager and Leo Janos

Early ones from Richard Bach are great, and I'm still looking for other books by Don McVicar. I got 'Mosquito Racer' cheap at Duxford two years ago but I still regret not buying the other titles by him that were available there. Can't seem to find them anywhere now, any ideas anybody?

Indeed 'Cannibal queen' is very good, but although they are fiction you should also read 'Flight of the Intruder' and 'The Intruders' from Stephen Coonts. They are based on his own experiences and especially 'Intruders' contains many details based on true experiences which make excellent reading. Flight of the Intruder is more a Vietnam story, but don't get me wrong: IMHO it's one of the best ones I've read!

That should keep you reading for a while, let us know when you finished these
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