The Top 10 Aviator Books

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#1
Black and White Airmen: Their True History
Black and White Airmen: Their True History
by John Fleischman
#2
Chasing Space: An Astronaut’s Story of Grit, Grace, and Second Chances
Chasing Space: An Astronaut’s Story of Grit, Grace, and Second Chances
by Leland Melvin
#3
Fly High!: The Story of Bessie Coleman
Fly High!: The Story of Bessie Coleman
by Louise Borden
#4
In the Spirit of Ronald E. Mcnair, Astronaut, An American Hero
In the Spirit of Ronald E. Mcnair, Astronaut, An American Hero
by Carl S. McNair
#5
My Blue Yonder
My Blue Yonder
by Carl Gamble
#6
Ron’s Big Mission
Ron’s Big Mission
by Rose Blue and Corinne Naden
#7
Storming the Heavens: African Americans and the Early Fight for the Right to Fly
Storming the Heavens: African Americans and the Early Fight for the Right to Fly
by Gerald Horne
#8
The Black Knights
The Black Knights
by J. Marcellus Burke
#9
The Tuskegee Airmen: Black Heroes of World War II
The Tuskegee Airmen: Black Heroes of World War II
by Jacqueline L. Harris
#10
You Can Fly: The Tuskegee Airmen
You Can Fly: The Tuskegee Airmen
by Carole Boston Weatherford