Presents the life of the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, who mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world.

Profiles four female aviators: Jackie Cochran, Sheila Scott, Jerrie Cobb, and Bonnie Tiburzi. Also describes the Ninety-Nines association of female pilots, and the record-setting flights of Amelia Earhart, Beryl Markham, and other female aviation pioneers.

Gracie is a Navy pilot; Bruce works Air Force pararescue. When she is shot down behind enemy lines, Bruce has got one mission: get Gracie out alive.

In the early years of World War II, Josef Stalin issued an order that made the Soviet Union the first country in the world to allow female pilots to fly in combat. Led by Marina Raskova, these three regiments, including the 588th Night Bomber Regiment--nicknamed the "night witches"--faced intense pressure and obstacles both in the sky and on the ground. Some of these young women perished in flames. Many of them were in their teens when they went to...

When Tate Collins meets airline pilot Miles Archer, she doesn't think it's love at first sight. They wouldn't even go so far as to consider themselves friends. The only thing Tate and Miles have in common is an undeniable mutual attraction. Once their desires are out in the open, they realize they have the perfect set-up. He doesn't want love, she doesn't have time for love, so that just leaves the sex. Their arrangement could be surprisingly seamless,...

"The Little Prince" is French aviator Antonine de Saint-Exupery's most famous novella. The story, first published in 1943, is about a pilot who must make an emergency landing in the desert becaouse of engine problems. This is ironic, since the author himself took off in a plane over the Mediterranean just a year later and was never seen or heard from again. This timeless story has been adapted to various media over the decades, including stage, screen...

Following a fatal aviation accident, specimens from deceased pilots are collected by local pathologists and sent to the Bioaeronautical Sciences Research Laboratory for toxicological analysis, to identify all pilots found positive for medications used to treat cardiovascular, psychological, or neurological conditions.