Flight Of The Cromenockle (2024)

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Is flight of the Cromenockle a real book? ›

The Flight of the Cromenockle is a children's fantasy book written by Kay Dillon. It is a favorite of the young Ethan Matthews, who frequently draws parallels between his and his family's ordeals and the quest of the titular character, the Cromenockle.

On the second Sunday of the Venice Carnival, people gather in St. Mark's Square to witness the famous flight of the angel, during which the winner of the 'Marie' beauty contest of the previous year launches herself from St Mark's bell tower attached to a rope to reach the Doge's Palace.

On July 4, 1978, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 12-year-old David Freeman walks through the woods to pick up his 8-year-old brother, Jeff, from a friend's house, when he falls into a ravine and is knocked unconscious. When he revives, eight years have mysteriously passed, and it is now 1986.

"Flight" is a movie based on Alaska Airlines Flight 261, but not a true story. The movie portrays an alcoholic pilot who saves most passengers after a crash landing. The NTSB blamed Alaska Airlines for the actual crash of Flight 261 due to poor maintenance.

This book is loosely based on Amelia Earhart's story which I didn't know much about so it was very fascinating.

They've been called Angels of Death: AC-130 gunships. The heavily armed stuff of nightmares for adversaries and the close-air support guardian angels of allies. For decades these titans of the air have dominated battlefields and provided peace of mind for service members on the ground.

Angels – Altitude in thousands of feet. "Angels two-five" means 25,000 feet. Angle of attack – The angle at which an aircraft wings meet the air stream.

The Bible indicates that angels, given their heavenly circ*mstances, can travel to any place in a moment of time—and they don't use their wings in the process.

Parents need to know that Flight of the Navigator is a 1986 science fiction movie in which a 12-year-old Miami boy from 1978 is abducted by an alien and ends up eight years into the future.

This 1978 Disney adventure tells the story of 12-year-old David (Joey Cramer) who lives with his family in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. When he awakens from being accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, he finds that eight years have passed.

How old is David in Flight of the Navigator? ›

The story begins in 1978 with twelve-year-old David Freeman, a happy all-American kid who lives with his loving parents and typically bratty eight-year-old brother Jeff. One night he sets off into the woods to look for Jeff only to be knocked unconscious when he falls from a ravine.

Although the characters are fictional, Meacham emphasizes that all references to the missions, structure and official sites of operation of the key German military organizations mentioned in “Dragonfly”— Abwehr, Schutzstaffel and Sicherheitsdienst—are facts drawn from research.

Based on the compelling true narrative of Mary Rowlandson, Flight of the Sparrow is an evocative tale that transports the reader to a little-known time in early America and explores the real meanings of freedom, faith, and acceptance. A reader's guide and author interview are included in the book.

Zenith is a novel written by Sasha Alsberg and Lindsay Cummings. Released in 2018, it tells of Androma Racella and her crew being threatened with a face from Androma's past.

The Flight of Dragons is a 1982 animated fantasy film produced and directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr. loosely combining the speculative natural history book of the same name (1979) by Peter Dickinson with the novel The Dragon and the George (1976) by Gordon R. Dickson.