Conquer the sky : flying ace Wop May

Titre
Conquer the sky : flying ace Wop May

Sheila, Reid

Sommaire
Wilfrid "Wop" May was one of Canada's most famous airmen. He was chased and almost shot down in an air battle with the famous Red Baron. He flew under bridges just for the thrill of it. He flew in dense fog and freezing cold in open cockpit aircraft. And, he was among the first to fly into the northern wilderneww, in the dead of winter, to deliver mail and medicines to isolated settlements.

Date de publication comme intervalle
2008

Description matérielle
59 p. : ill., ports. ; 19 cm.

Edition
Rev. for young readers.

Note générale
Originally published, 1997, under title: Wings of a hero.

Informations sur le programme
OPP

Vedette-matière - nom de personne
May, Wilfrid Reid, 1896-1952
 
May, Wilfrid Reid, 1896-1952-Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.

Terme de vedette-matière
Bush pilots -- Canada, Northern -- Biography
 
May, Wilfrid Reid, 1896-1952---Juvenile Literature
 
Fighter pilots -- Canada -- Biography
 
Pilotes de brousse -- Canada (Nord) -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
 
Pilotes de chasse -- Canada -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
 
Bush pilots---Canada, Northern-Biography---Juvenile Literature
 
Fighter pilots---Canada-Biography---Juvenile Literature
 
Fighter pilots.
 
Bush pilots.

Vedette secondaire auteur
Reid, Sheila, 1938- Wings of a hero.

Vedette secondaire - titre
Wings of a hero.

Résumé
Wilfrid "Wop" May was one of Canada's most famous airmen. He was chased and almost shot down in an air battle with the famous Red Baron. He flew under bridges just for the thrill of it. He flew in dense fog and freezing cold in open cockpit aircraft. And, he was among the first to fly into the northern wilderneww, in the dead of winter, to deliver mail and medicines to isolated settlements.

Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
9781551251288

Informations de publication
St. Catharines, Ont. : Vanwell Pub., c2008.


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