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Speed : the life of a test pilot and birth of an American icon / Bob Gilliland and Keith Dunnavant ; foreword by Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger.

Author: Gilliland, Robert J., 1926-2019.

Imprint[Lincoln, Nebraska] : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2021]

Descriptionxii, 254 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illusturations ; 24 cm

Note:Two wars -- Anchors away -- Taking flight -- Two worlds -- The man in the Brooks Brothers suit -- Kelly's masterpiece -- Warning lights -- Out of the shadows.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

Note:""Speed" depicts the life of Bob Gilliland, an accomplished pilot and principle test pilot for the SR-71 Blackbird, and his journey with this record-breaking aircraft that helped win the Cold War."-- Provided by publisher.



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Author:
Gilliland, Robert J., 1926-2019.
Subject:
Gilliland, Robert J., 1926-2019.
Subject:
United States Air Force -- Biography.
Test pilots -- Biography.
Air pilots, Military -- Biography.
SR-71 Blackbird (Jet reconnaissance plane) -- History.
Index Term - Genre/Form
Primary sources.
Autobiographies.
Contributor
Dunnavant, Keith, author.
Sullenberger, Chesley, 1951- writer of foreword.