The book contains biographies of the world's great pilots who left a bright mark on the history of aviation. You will learn about the number of their combat sorties, air battles, and the number of enemy aircraft destroyed. But this book is not just a collection of biographies, it is a string of human destinies, sometimes very tragic. Despite all the obstacles, they, courageous, strong, decisive, great pilots, were able to conquer the sky.

A pilot is a profession where a combination of many advantages is physically necessary: knowledge and skills, courage, endurance, self-control. The attitude towards the pilots was often enthusiastic. And they never let their fans down. The first experiments in aeronautics required great courage from O. Lilienthal and the Wright brothers. It was not easy to lift a bulky glider even a meter. The aces of the First World War in the air accurately shot down the enemy with revolvers and carbines. Reports of the record flights of Chkalov, Lindbergh, Gromov died down in bravura marches before the war. The best aces of the Luftwaffe and the Soviets met in the skies of the Second World War hero pilots. “Achtung! Pokryshkin is in the sky! - this is not a myth of Soviet propaganda. The first jet plane, the first overcoming the speed of sound, the first flight into space - only the brave conquer the sky. Aviation is a field for achievement. It is alive and developing, surprising people with more and more new achievements.