Squadron of Death
Some History Dick Grace authored the Squadron of Death in 1929 to recount his experiences and those of his fellow pilot in the …
Achsa Donnels
A First Flight Ninety-Nines’ charter member Achsa Donnels took her first plane ride in 1923. She and several friends from Fresno College were enjoying a picnic at what is now …
Roscoe Turner
Roscoe Turner was one of the most accomplished race pilots of the Golden Age of Aviation.
Copper Room
The Copper Room at the Yucca Valley Airport (L22) seems to have been the favorite destination “amongst the big money guys” who flew in with guests for dinner in their …
Laura Ingalls
Laura Ingalls made a round-trip transcontinental record for women and then flew solo around the rim of South America, hopping the Andes.
Vance Breese
Vance Breese remains one of the most interesting men of aviation’s golden age. He was brilliant, controversial, brave, and skillful as a pilot as well as a aircraft designer and …
Favorite Aviation Books
Five Favorite Books The Winged Gospel by Joseph J. Corn An amusing and provocative study of the romance – one might even say religion – of aviation’s first half-century in …