Aviation in Northern California 1910-1939

Aviation in Northern California 1910-1939
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Publisher : Stansbury Publishing
Total Pages : 433
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ISBN-10 : 9781935807537
ISBN-13 : 1935807536
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Book Synopsis Aviation in Northern California 1910-1939 by : Allen Herr

Download or read book Aviation in Northern California 1910-1939 written by Allen Herr and published by Stansbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 is one of three in Herr's series of Aviation in Northern California 1910-1939.


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