History of Aviation They Were There

Unique & comprehensive chronological history, alive with personal accounts of pilots & crewman, enriched with 298 special photographs of people & planes. There are thrills, heroics & heartache; but also joy & delight. Learn to fly for WORLD WAR I....make the first zero-zero landing....fly to a polo picnic....see the Hindenburg explode in flames....fly upside-down three feet above the ground....drop torpedoes in the Pacific during WORLD WAR II....survive a B-24 crash in Yugoslavia....escape flak a few inches from your head....sweat out a B-17 bombing run on Schweinfurt....bail out of your P-51 over Berlin....absorb ground fire during KOREAN WAR....be first to fly a U-2 over the Iron Curtain....crash a crop duster at night....buzz a Cuban missile base....see tracers reach for your helicopter during VIETNAM WAR....build your own ultralight....feel the rapture of being catapulted in an F-14 Tomcat....share pride as Americans land on the moon....smile as you see youngsters reach for the sky. Fun to read & reread. A valuable reference for historians, students, pilots, mechanics, & guidance counselors. Comprehensive index.Viemeister, Peter is the author of 'History of Aviation They Were There' with ISBN 9780960859856 and ISBN 0960859853.