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Aviation is the practical aspect or art of aeronautics, being the design, development, production, operation and use of aircraft, especially heavier than air aircraft. The word aviation was coined by French writer and former naval officer Gabriel La Landelle in 1863, from the verb avier (synonymous flying), itself derived from the Latin word avis ("bird") and the suffix -ation.

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Damn Lucky: One Man's Courage During the Bloodiest Military Campaign in Aviation History

Rain of Ruin: Tokyo, Hiroshima, and the Surrender of Japan

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The Red Arrows: The Story of Britain’s Iconic Display Team

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“ An airplane's soul, which [the pilot] can never see or touch, is something that her pilot senses: an eagerness to fly; a little bit of performance that according to the charts should not be there, but is; a spirit behind the bullet-holed mass of torn metal with three propellers feathered, touching down on an English airfield. Not the metal, but the soul of an airplane is what her pilot wants to fly, and the reason he paints the name on her cowling. And with that soul, all planes have an immortal ...more ”
― Richard Bach, A Gift of Wings

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