Title:
U.S. Air Force by the numbers / by Lisa M. Bolt Simons ; consultant, Raymond L. Puffer, PhD.
ISBN:
9781476559681
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Publication Information:
North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Press, [2016]
©2014
Physical Description:
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color map.
General Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Fast, taster, fastest -- The 1-2-3s of becoming an airman -- Weapons -- Today's Air Force -- Working the sky and space -- The Air Force in 3s -- Bombers of World War II -- Fighters and aces in World War II -- The "torture chamber" -- Becoming a pilot -- Becoming a pilot -- Operation Enduring Freedom--Afghanistan -- The Air Force in 7s -- Unmanned aerial vehicles.
Summary:
Presents a wide variety of statistics and numbers relating to the Air Force, such as how many officers have been members of the Thunderbirds, how fast an airman can take apart and put together an M16, and the top airspeed of the SR-71 Blackbird.
Program Information:
Reading Counts RC 8.5 3.0 64137.
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Electronic Access:
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Interest grade level:
3-5.
Audience:
NC 1000 Lexile.
Reading level:
8.5.
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Availability:
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