Senior Birdman

Senior Birdman
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Publisher : iUniverse
Total Pages : 301
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ISBN-10 : 9780595364220
ISBN-13 : 0595364225
Rating : 4/5 (225 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Senior Birdman by : Eldon N. Price

Download or read book Senior Birdman written by Eldon N. Price and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Senior Birdman: The Guy Who Just Had to Fly is the autobiography of one man's improbable rise from a humble farming community to the glamour and glitz of southern California, the epicenter of aviation development. Starting with an awe-inspiring moment in a desolate field in western Nebraska, the book will wing you-in Forrest Gump-like fashion-through a series of vignettes that bump into the lives of prominent historical figures like General Omar Bradley, Howard Hughes, even Hugh Heffner. Unedited and as raw as a diary, Senior Birdman jumps like a crop duster from naval pre-flight training to McDonnell Douglas to the launch of the DC-8 Jetliner to numerous fly-by commentaries about people, places, big government and life. If you loved the movie The Aviator, you'll want to climb into the cockpit with Eldon Price-pilot, aeronautical engineer, aerospace executive, and family man-and take this short, literary flight through some of aviation history's defining moments.


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