Books About Airplanes and Flight

Airplane books, also known as aviation literature, offer readers a captivating journey into the fascinating world of flight, exploration, and adventure. From thrilling accounts of daring pilots to comprehensive guides on aircraft design and technology, airplane books cater to a diverse range of interests and passions within the realm of aviation. For aviation enthusiasts and history buffs, books like The Wright Brothers by David McCullough provide an immersive look into the lives of Orville and Wilbur Wright, chronicling their groundbreaking achievements and the challenges they faced in realizing the dream of powered flight. Similarly, The Spirit of St. Louis by Charles A. Lindbergh offers a gripping firsthand account of Lindbergh's historic solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927, capturing the exhilaration and peril of his epic journey.

Aviation literature also encompasses a rich array of memoirs and autobiographies penned by pilots, astronauts, and aviation pioneers. In addition to nonfiction works, airplane books also encompass a diverse range of fiction and literature that celebrate the thrill and romance of flight.

From riveting accounts of aerial combat to poetic meditations on the wonders of flight, airplane books offer a captivating window into the soaring realm of aviation. Whether delving into the history of aviation pioneers, exploring the intricacies of aircraft design, or embarking on thrilling adventures through the skies, these books invite readers to embark on a literary journey that is as exhilarating as it is enlightening.

Easton Press books

Billy Mitchell; Crusader for Air Power by  Alfred F. Hurley - 1992 (Library of Military History)

The Command of the Air by  Giulio Douhet - 1994

First Air Campaign August 1914 - November 1918 by  Eric and Jane Lawson - 1997 (Great
Campaigns)

America From the Air by Robert J. Moore Jr. - 2000

Air Force One by Von Hardesty - 2002 (reference)

Great Aviators and Epic Flights by Von Hardesty - 2002

Flight: 100 Years of Aviation - 2003 (reference)

Chronicle of Flight - 2005 (reference)

Military Aircraft Visual Encyclopedia - 2013

Franklin Library books

Gods of War by John Toland - 1985 (signed first edition)