104 Results for : downed
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War Crime: A Bomber Command Ghost Story: The Dark Part of the Sky, Book 2 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 100min
Shot down during a bombing raid on Germany, Flying Officer Robbie Ticknall soon finds himself an unwilling guest of the Third Reich. He comes face to face with victims of the attack and begins to question the morality of his actions. He finds himself seemingly haunted by the apparitions of two children. Has he killed them? And if so, do they want revenge? If not, why are they appearing to him? The apparitions follow him into captivity, a constant reminder of the consequences of carrying out his duty. War Crime deals with the personal moral dilemma faced by many bomber aircrew. The killing of civilians during bombing raids was thrown back at Bomber Command veterans by critics when the war was over and the Nazis had been defeated. Bomber Command aircrew were not monsters; they were, for the most part, very young men doing an extremely hazardous job, and more than 55,000 lost their lives. They were often the victims of atrocities when bailing out of downed aircraft. Above all they were men with consciences. Simon Hepworth's short story (15,000 words) is the second in his series The Dark Part of the Sky, paranormal stories exploring the reality of taking part in bombing operations. Simon Hepworth is a Bomber Command researcher and author. He has written a series of histories of 514 Squadron RAF as well as Late Shift, a full-length paranormal crime comedy drama, a genre guaranteed to confuse librarians. All his books are available through Amazon in print and through Kindle. Late Shift is in production as an audiobook. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Simon Hepworth. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/034207/bk_acx0_034207_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Dragon and Thief: A Dragonback Novel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 377min
Audio edition of the first book in the popular Dragonback science fiction series from Hugo Award-winning author Timothy Zahn. Timothy Zahn has been entertaining science fiction readers young and old for more than twenty years with exciting, thought-provoking adventures. Dragon and Thief is sure to delight all his fans and gain new teen and adult readers as well. Jack Morgan has been framed for theft. He's hiding on a distant planet with the virtual presence of his deceased Uncle Virge, a con man who has been his only family since Jack's parents died. Jack knows he must clear his name before the cops catch up with him. A firefight among ships in the skies above leaves a downed ship near Jack's hiding place, with a single unlikely survivor. It looks like a dragon, and it must join with a human host within six hours or die. The only available host is Jack. Draycos, Jack's new companion, is a K'da, a dragon-like species that lives symbiotically with the humanoid Shontine. The attackers, determined to exterminate Draycos's people, will find them if they don't flee; so the pair works together to escape the planet and begin a search for the truth behind Jack's frame-up and the identity of the attackers. With Jack's future hanging in the balance, as well as the future of billions of Draycos's people, the pair must track down the people who framed Jack, and prevent the destruction of the remaining K'da and Shontine. They'll also discover whether their union was mere coincidence, or a friendship written in the stars. Zahn keeps the story moving at breakneck speed. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Hannah Engel. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/109974/bk_acx0_109974_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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UFOs: Mystery & Conspiracy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 8min
Learn about UFOs with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series. On 25 June 1947, Kenneth Arnold, a United States Forest Service employee and private pilot, witnessed nine Unidentified Flying Objects in the sky near Mount Rainier, Washington. This incident was to mark the beginning of a rapid increase in public interest in UFOs. Arnold, who at the time was searching for a downed transport plane, originally thought the objects he saw were jets. However, on closer inspection, he realized the objects had no tails and all but one looked like flat disks. He later described the objects as being similar to saucers skimming across the surface of the water. This description was repeated by a journalist when reporting the story and this is how the term "Flying Saucer" was coined. While Arnold's UFO sighting is considered to be the beginning of the modern UFO phenomenon, it is by no means the first reported sighting of an unexplained flying object. In fact, the first recorded UFO sightings in the United States occurred between 1896 and 1897. Perfect to listen to while commuting, exercising, shopping or cleaning the house.. iMinds brings knowledge to your MP3 with 8 minute information segments to whet your mental appetite and broaden your mind. iMinds offers 12 main categories; become a Generalist by increasing your knowledge of Business, Politics, People, History, Pop Culture, Mystery, Crime, Culture, Religion, Concepts, Science and Sport. Clean and concise, crisp and engaging, discover what you never knew you were missing. iMinds is the knowledge solution for the information age cutting through the white noise to give you quick, accurate knowledge .. Perfect your dinner party conversation, impress your boss - an excellent way to discover topics of interest for the future. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Luca James Lee. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/imnd/000073/bk_imnd_000073_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Roswell , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 110min
On July 4, 1947, the tiny military hamlet of Roswell, New Mexico was thrust into both history and folklore as being the first city in the United States to claim that it captured an alien "flying saucer". Five days later, the Army declared the event over, and that what was found was nothing more than a downed weather balloon. Then, in the early 1970s, the investigation was looked into. There were stories of a crashed alien spacecraft with bodies. These objects were said to have been taken to a base in Ohio. Then, the story changed - not one but two foreign objects crashed outside the desert of Roswell. They were wrong. There were, in fact, three vessels! Special Agent Robert Halstead of the FBI's Special Investigation Unit made contact with Jason Greer, a pulp fiction writer, and legend. Mr. Greer informed Agent Halstead about the third and unknown UFO from the famous Roswell crash and invited him along for an out-of-this-world adventure. They came in contact with UFO activist Susan Flagg, who dedicated her life to solving the conspiracy behind the Roswell incident. When asked to investigate a new and different side to the legend, she was, at first, skeptical. Following incredible leads, being chased by mysterious men in black, cattle mutilations, and people who do not have to answer to the law, Halstead, Greer, and Flagg experience an investigation of the bizarre. Aliens most violent and marooned seek to escape this primitive planet filled with tribal warfare and sickness. Government stooges who will do anything to keep the aliens from leaving. When these worlds collide, the story becomes epic! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Matt Weight. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/074725/bk_acx0_074725_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Last Flight of the Daisy Mae: A Story of Heroism and Hope at 17,000 Feet , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 548min
A young Army Air Force recruit, a farm boy, a postal worker a young mother, a nurse, and a goof off use their unique skills to fight and win World War II. The war is fought at home and in the stormy Pacific skies. On December 7, 1941, a high school senior, Fran Perkins, wakes up in his Chicago home to talk about Christmas shopping with older brothers Jim and Bob. As Fran's father, a combat veteran of World War I, turns on the large console radio to listen to music, there is an announcement the Japanese Armed Forces are bombing Pearl Harbor and World War II begins in the United States. Fran and his two brothers enlist the next day to fight the war so their younger brothers Edward and Raymond won't have to fight. This is the true story of Fran Perkins and the crew of the Daisy Mae, a B-24 Bomber flying and fighting in the skies over the Pacific Ocean. Nicknamed the Hawaiian Air Force, the 42nd Squadron, assigned with the 11th Bombardment Group (H) and other squadrons and groups of the 7th Army Air Corps, fly and fight together to win World War II. The 11th Bombardment Group, called the "Grey Geese", was almost completely wiped out during the attack on Hickam Air Field in Hawaii at the same time ships at Pearl Harbor were in flames. The group recovers, retools, and begins life again with B-24D Bombers that fly in small groups because of their limited numbers, and cover millions of miles of featureless ocean. Their mission is to protect the Hawaiian Islands from future attack, find downed aviators and crews, and lead the Bomber Line from Hawaii to Victory over Japan. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Wayne F Perkins. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/090183/bk_acx0_090183_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Air Apaches: The True Story of the 345th Bomb Group and Its Low, Fast, and Deadly Missions in World War II , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 905min
The American 345th Bomb Group - the Air Apaches - was legendary in the war against Japan. The first fully trained and fully equipped group sent to the South Pacific, the 345th racked up a devastating score against the enemy. Armed to the teeth with machine guns and fragmentation bombs, and flying their B-25s at impossibly low altitudes - often below 50 feet - the pilots and air crews strafed and bombed enemy installations and shipping with a fury that helped cripple Japan. One of the sharpest tools in the US arsenal, the 345th performed essential missions during Gen. Douglas MacArthur's campaigns in New Guinea and the Philippines, earning an impressive four Distinguished Unit Citations. This was punishingly dangerous work, and the 345th lost 177 aircraft and 712 men - young men doing their duty in the spirit of the Greatest Generation. Neither was this the more gentlemanly war of Europe, with its more temperate climate, resistance networks aiding downed crews, and POW camps. Airmen shot down in the Pacific theater faced drowning in the ocean, disappearing in the jungle, or torturing and beheading by the Japanese in a war of no quarter expected, no quarter given. A compelling follow-up to Stout's Hell's Angels, Air Apaches reconstructs the missions of the 345th Bomb Group in striking detail, with laser focus on the men who manned the cockpits, navigated the B-25s, dropped the bombs, serviced the planes, and helped win the war. To tell this remarkable story, Stout worked closely with the group's surviving veterans and dug deep into firsthand accounts. The result is a compelling narrative of men at war that will keep listeners on the edge of their seats. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Robertson Dean. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/051220/bk_adbl_051220_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Stargate Chronicles: Memoirs of a Psychic Spy, The Remarkable Life of U.S. Government Remote Viewer 001 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 717min
The Remarkable Life of U.S. Government Remote Viewer 001 Joseph McMoneagle is now known as the best Operational Remote Viewer in the history of the U.S. Army's Special Project-Stargate. His intelligence collection results have never been surpassed and rarely equaled. Among his achievements: He described the interior of a top-secret Soviet manufacturing plant and accurately predicted a new class of submarine under construction there. He sketched the location and described the thoughts of a kidnapped U.S. Army General being held by the Red Brigade in Northern Italy. Nearly a year in advance he accurately predicted when Skylab would leave orbit and where it would impact on the Earth's surface. After conventional reconnaissance failed, he and others were able to locate a downed Soviet bomber that had been carrying nuclear materials. He achieved these results using scientifically designed and tested double-blind protocols. And in the years since his retirement he has continued to demonstrate these abilities on camera for national television in three countries, in the lab at the famed Monroe Institute, and for private companies. Are his abilities a natural gift, or taught? Was it his largely unsuspected psychic ability that helped keep him alive in Vietnam, and aided in his invaluable contributions to the cold war effort, that made McMoneagle a first-class remote viewer? How much did he owe to his near-death experience in the 1970s? And why would he give up a safe and distinguished career as an advisor to the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command to become Remote Viewer 001? This is his story. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Kevin Pierce. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/019629/bk_acx0_019629_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Death Becomes You: A Cable Denning Mystery , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 438min
Terrifying Spellbinding Murder Mystery at Its Best It was Friday, April 11th, 1941 at about 9:30 p.m. A mysterious flying object crashes near the town of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Three alien-like bodies are found. One survives. Thus begins Cable Denning’s extraordinary adventure of government intrigue, murder, and jam-packed action in a fast-paced mystery filled with colorful characters, beautiful babes, and riddles to the question: Are we alone in this cosmos of endless stars? The charming, beautiful, and sophisticated Eleanor Winston enters Cable’s life on a missing sisters case and things begin to tear at the seams and rip wide open. The suspense builds and Cable not only finds Fredericka Winston, but the “man” in her life turns out to be a black-market bad guy who puts his own life on the line for an object taken from the downed flying saucer, called the Klix strip. Cable doesn’t know it then, but that one object heralds the beginning of the computer age and people will - and do - kill or die to obtain it, including the German underground headed by a nefarious character by the name of Anton Krieger - who will murder anyone in the way, including Cable’s beloved. Within the labyrinth of the underground German laboratories, Cable meets Kyllel, a charming alien “youngster" (only 400 years old!) and the little creature endows Cable with some special gifts. But a showdown is imminent, as with all Cable Denning mysteries, and atop the 3,000-foot Firefalls in Yosemite National Park, Cable is faced with insurmountable challenges and tragedy. Packed with the pulse of the city in 1942 Los Angeles, mysterious characters, passions, sex, and action, Death Becomes You delivers on all fronts and reminds us, be careful what you pick up from a spacecraft on a quiet spring night...it could be lethal! ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Dario Vanni. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/161807/bk_acx0_161807_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Kronos Rising: Plague: If You Thought Dry Land Was Safe, Think Again , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 111min
2016 Gold Medal Award Winner (Horror Category) - AUTHORSdb Book four in the terrifying Kronos Rising series. It has begun. The terrifying prequel to Kronos Rising: Kraken Ron got up. "Holy sh-t! Steve, the Taser's not stopping him!" "It has to! Nobody can take that. Hit him again!" "Look out! Here he comes!" Ron charged again, powering his way past the jolts of pain. He smashed into the nearest intruder with bone-jarring force, grappling with him, tearing at him. The struggle intensified as the two rolled around on the alley's blood-soaked cobblestones. The second creature joined in the battle, striking at his head with a hard stick in an effort to aid his comrade. Ron laughed. The intruders were pathetically weak. He could sense it. He snatched the light from the closer one and backhanded him across the face with it, sending him sprawling. Then he turned toward the other one. He was stumbling backward, clawing at his hip, and obviously terrified. Amused, Ron turned away and focused on the one on the ground. He took a deep whiff, smelling the hot blood that ran in rivulets from the downed newcomer's brow, and listened to the jackhammer beating of his heart. More food. The deadliest killers are the ones you can't see. Three weeks have passed since the monstrous Kronosaurus imperator's attack on Harcourt Marina stunned the world. The death toll was horrifying, but Paradise Cove's traumatized survivors soon discover they have more to worry about than burying their dead and rebuilding their shattered lives. Accompanying the pliosaur were hordes of primeval pathogens. With their host destroyed, the Cretaceous-era bacteria are forced to find new homes for themselves. They do: tiny, bipedal life forms whose warm, iron-rich blood provides perfect growing conditions. They begin to multiply and spread, their mutagenic qualities quickly warping th ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: John H Fehskens. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/119410/bk_acx0_119410_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Little Prince: Grammy Award Winner "Best Children's Recording" , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 60min
The Little Prince (Grammy Award Winner "Best Children's Recording") narrated by Richard Burton is the most beloved and celebrated audio recording of the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry classic French novella. Based on the original 1943 English translation, this one-hour abridged presentation, with sparkling music score, captures the timeless wisdom and charm of the iconic characters created by the world-renowned author. In addition to Richard Burton (who plays the Aviator) the audio recording features Jonathan Winters (as the King and Snake), John Carradine (as the Fox, Geographer, and Conceited Man), Jim Backus (as the Businessman, Tippler, and Railway Switchman), Claudine Longet (as the Flower), Mark Conrad (as the Lamplighter), and Billy Simpson (as The Little Prince). The poignant life-and-death odyssey begins when the Little Prince mysteriously appears in the Sahara Desert and says to a downed Aviator, "If you please, draw me a sheep". The startled Aviator complies, but his drawing is rejected, and a conversation ensues with the Little Prince asking numerous questions and telling stories about the very strange grown-ups encountered on his interplanetary journey to Earth. It is later revealed that the Little Prince must return home to asteroid B612 to care for his rose, the one (and only) flower on his small and desolate planet.... Saddened and confused by his conversations with grown-ups, the Little Prince is consoled when he tames a Fox who confides in him that "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye”. Was the Aviator's encounter with the Little Prince real or imagined? The question remains unanswered, but the story and lessons learned will forever live in the hearts and minds of children (and grown-ups) around the world who gaze up at the stars at night and wonder, what did become of the Little Prince and the flower that he loved? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Richard Burton. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/208868/bk_acx0_208868_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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