{"product_id":"the-aviation-pioneers-of-mccook-field-by-schiffer-publishing","title":"The Aviation Pioneers of McCook Field by Schiffer Publishing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFulfilled by our friends at Schiffer Publishing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnpublished, candid interviews with crucial figures in early American aviation, including Jimmy Doolittle, Alexander Seversky, George Kenney, Reuben Fleet, and many more.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMcCook Field was a small air base in Dayton, Ohio, that was active only from 1917 to 1927. McCook was exceptional because it was designated by the US Signal Corps \/ Army Air Corps as an aeronautical research facility. As the center of prototype testing of new aircraft, McCook was a magnet for the leading aviators and engineers of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul style=\"list-style-type: square;\"\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eThis work contains unpublished interviews with 20 of those aviation pioneers. \u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eWWII hero Jimmy Doolittle\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eTest pilot Harold R. Harris (the first man to fly in a pressurized cockpit, first to bail out with a free fall parachute)\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eWWII Tenth Air Force commander Howard Davidson\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eMajor General Franklin O. Carroll, who oversaw the development of the first American military jet aircraft\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eOakley Kelley, who made the first nonstop flight across the United States in 1923\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eThe first SAC (Strategic Air Command) commander, George C. Kenney\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eConsolidated Aircraft Company founder Rueben Fleet\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n    \u003cli\u003eAlexander Seversky, who created the Norden bombsight and founded the Republic Aviation Corporation.\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe majority of the interviews were conducted by the author in-person, with the remainder being drawn from audio-recorded interviews by a personal friend, General George W. Goddard.\u003c\/p\u003e[AuthorName]By Jerry Koszyk[\/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Jerry Koszyk holds a degree in aeronautics and is a retired air traffic controller. He conducted the majority of this book’s interviews in person.[\/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]36 b\/w photos[\/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][\/CoAuthor][SubTitle]Candid Interviews with American Aeronautical Visionaries of the 1920s[\/SubTitle][ColorPattern]36 b\/w photos[\/ColorPattern]","brand":"VYSN","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":42650495582302,"sku":"carro-15783588","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/6555\/6830\/files\/9780764363528.jpg?v=1776285636","url":"https:\/\/impossible-girls-2.myshopify.com\/products\/the-aviation-pioneers-of-mccook-field-by-schiffer-publishing","provider":"Impossible girl's","version":"1.0","type":"link"}