Includes bibliographical references.

Bird on a wire -- Faster than a speeding bullet -- Flight-test dummy -- Every picture tells a story -- The odds of surviving -- The sisters of charity -- Flying blind -- White-collar grime -- Hooter and Bagel Boy -- Dying lessons -- Bloodhounds and bookkeepers -- The Bambi hazard -- Human sacrifice -- Brothers in arms -- Call off the search -- Rock fever -- Paradise lost -- See rabbit run -- Hazardous duty -- The incredible journey of Tic Tac Man -- The flight of practical cats -- The puzzle master -- License to kill -- The summer of deadly lies -- Burning heaven -- Pigs in the sky -- When the sky is falling -- Aviation oversight -- Men wearing boys' coats.