Aviation in Northern California 1910-1939 - Allen Herr
- Vol. I, San Francisco Bay Area
Aviation in Northern California 1910-1939, Vol. 1: San Francisco Bay Area is the only book to give a detailed account of early flying in the Bay Area. Historian Allen Herr recalls the aviation pioneers who flew weekly exhibitions promoting the Panama-Pacific International Exposition fifteen months prior to its San Francisco opening. These pioneers formed flying schools, built airports, manufactured aircraft, and competed against each other. Herr captures the energy behind the Bay Area aviation movement, tells who was involved, and describes the effects of their extraordinary determination and achievements. This edition replaces Herr's Wooden Wings over the Golden Gate with a new cover, ISBN and some wording. It is one of three in Herr's series of Aviation in Northern California 1910-1939.
EAN: 9781935807520
Aviation in Northern California 1910-1939, Vol. 1: San Francisco Bay Area is the only book to give a detailed account of early flying in the Bay Area. Historian Allen Herr recalls the aviation pioneers who flew weekly exhibitions promoting the Panama-Pacific International Exposition fifteen months prior to its San Francisco opening. These pioneers formed flying schools, built airports, manufactured aircraft, and competed against each other. Herr captures the energy behind the Bay Area aviation movement, tells who was involved, and describes the effects of their extraordinary determination and achievements. This edition replaces Herr's Wooden Wings over the Golden Gate with a new cover, ISBN and some wording. It is one of three in Herr's series of Aviation in Northern California 1910-1939.
EAN: 9781935807520