Alaskan Aviation History: 1929-1930
Alaskan Aviation History: 1929-1930

Author: Robert William Stevens

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 584

ISBN-13:

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Announcing the incredible publishing achievement, the most complete story of Alaskan flight ever compiled, a rare collector's item. This two-volume set is the magnificent result of Bob Stevens' exhaustive research & devotion to Alaska, & his knowledge of the subject. Volume 1 traces the story from ballooning in 1897, through 1928. Volume 2 covers the busy times of 1929 & 1930. Includes early Canadian flying that is intermeshed with Alaskan history, U.S. Air Service flights in their sturdy biplanes, United States Naval aerial surveys that mapped much of Alaska by camera, grit, & determination, early Russian fliers who played a part in Alaska's flying history, Polar flying by Roald Amundsen & other Scandinavian explorers, & hundreds of other fascinating facts, meticulously researched, clearly presented in narrative form & fully indexed. The day-to-day progress of events along with the gripping drama of the more sensational occurrences. Over 1095 pages, more than 980 rare photographs, many never before published! The aircraft, the airmen, Alaska & its citizens live within the pages. Every historian, collector, Americana enthusiast, everyone with a love of flying, will treasure this beautifully produced 2-volume set of 59 chapters. Don't miss the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own such a valuable record of a remarkable aviation era.

Alaskan Aviation History: 1897-1928
Alaskan Aviation History: 1897-1928

Author: Robert William Stevens

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 590

ISBN-13:

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Announcing the incredible publishing achievement, the most complete story of Alaskan flight ever compiled, a rare collector's item. This two-volume set is the magnificent result of Bob Stevens' exhaustive research & devotion to Alaska, & his knowledge of the subject. Volume 1 traces the story from ballooning in 1897, through 1928. Volume 2 covers the busy times of 1929 & 1930. Includes early Canadian flying that is intermeshed with Alaskan history, U.S. Air Service flights in their sturdy biplanes, United States Naval aerial surveys that mapped much of Alaska by camera, grit, & determination, early Russian fliers who played a part in Alaska's flying history, Polar flying by Roald Amundsen & other Scandinavian explorers, & hundreds of other fascinating facts, meticulously researched, clearly presented in narrative form & fully indexed. The day-to-day progress of events along with the gripping drama of the more sensational occurrences. Over 1095 pages, more than 980 rare photographs, many never before published! The aircraft, the airmen, Alaska & its citizens live within the pages. Every historian, collector, Americana enthusiast, everyone with a love of flying, will treasure this beautifully produced 2-volume set of 59 chapters. Gold-stamped hardcover binding. Don't miss the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own such a valuable record of a remarkabl e aviation era.

Alaska's Skyboys
Alaska's Skyboys

Author: Katherine Johnson Ringsmuth

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 2015-10-01

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 0295806222

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This fascinating account of the development of aviation in Alaska examines the daring missions of pilots who initially opened up the territory for military positioning and later for trade and tourism. Early Alaskan military and bush pilots navigated some of the highest and most rugged terrain on earth, taking off and landing on glaciers, mudflats, and active volcanoes. Although they were consistently portrayed by industry leaders and lawmakers alike as cowboys—and their planes compared to settlers’ covered wagons—the reality was that aviation catapulted Alaska onto a modern, global stage; the federal government subsidized aviation’s growth in the territory as part of the Cold War defense against the Soviet Union. Through personal stories, industry publications, and news accounts, historian Katherine Johnson Ringsmuth uncovers the ways that Alaska’s aviation growth was downplayed in order to perpetuate the myth of the cowboy spirit and the desire to tame what many considered to be the last frontier.

Reconsidering a Century of Flight
Reconsidering a Century of Flight

Author: Roger D. Launius

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2015-12-01

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 146962558X

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On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright soared into history during a twelve-second flight on a secluded North Carolina beach. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first flight, these essays chart the central role that aviation played in twentieth-century history and capture the spirit of innovation and adventure that has characterized the history of flight. The contributors, all leading aerospace historians, consider four broad themes relating to the development of flight technology: innovation and the technology of flight, civil aeronautics and government policy, aerial warfare, and aviation in the American imagination. Through their attention to the political, economic, military, and cultural history of flight, the authors establish that the Wrights' invention--and all that followed in both air and space--was one of the most significant technologies of the twentieth century, fundamentally reshaping our world. Supported by the First Flight Centennial Commission The contributors are Janet R. Daly Bednarek, Tami Davis Biddle, Roger E. Bilstein, Hans-Joachim Braun, David T. Courtwright, Anne Collins Goodyear, Roger D. Launius, William M. Leary, David D. Lee, W. David Lewis, John H. Morrow, Dominick A. Pisano, and A. Timothy Warnock.

Alaska's Bush Pilots
Alaska's Bush Pilots

Author: Rob Stapleton with the Alaska Aviation Museum

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1467131830

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A thrilling ride alongside the daredevil aviators who first braved the unknown of Alaska's wilderness. Bush pilots are known as rough, tough, resourceful people who fly their aircraft into tight spots in the worst of weather. Alaska's bush pilots are all of that and more. Acting as pioneers in a land with 43,000 miles of coastline and North America's largest mountains, Alaska's bush pilots were and are visionaries of a lifestyle of freedom. Flying came late to Alaska but caught on quickly. The first flight was made over a three-day exhibition at Fairbanks, July 3-5, 1913. James Martin first flew that aircraft, owned by him and his wife, Lilly, and investors Arthur Williams and R.S. McDonald. Ever since, Alaskan bush pilots have found that they were calculators of their own fate, flying in fragile aircraft over vast stretches of tundra or through towering mountain passes. This book examines the pioneer aviators and the aircraft types such as the Stearman, Stinson, and Lockheed, many of which were tested and crashed in the far north regions of Alaska.