Deborah J. Larsen, Lt Col Louis J. Nigro

Selfridge Field

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Named to honor the memory of Lt. Thomas E. Selfridge, the first fatality of powered flight, Selfridge Field has recorded many aviation milestones since its founding in 1917. As home of the famed First Pursuit Group, the airfield saw the feats of such notables as Charles Lindbergh, Jimmy Doolittle, and Curtis LeMay. Scores of young aviators who passed through Selfridge's gates later achieved the rank of general officer, earning the base the nickname "Home of the Generals." Selfridge Field illustrates the history of the base, with many images drawn from the collections of the Selfridge Military Air Museum and Mount Clemens Public Library. The development of American airpower, from crude biplanes to the supersonic F-16 fighter, is depicted in the photographic record of this historic military airfield.

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Produktdetails

• Images of Aviation
• Verlag: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: Mai 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 176mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 322g
• ISBN-13: 9780738540238
• ISBN-10: 0738540234
• Artikelnr.: 22312204

Autorenporträt

Deborah J. Larsen is assistant director and local history librarian of Mount Clemens Public Library. Lt. Col. Louis J. Nigro is executive director of the Selfridge Military Air Museum. Before his retirement from the Michigan Air National Guard, Lieutenant Colonel Nigro served as an Operations Group and C-130 mission commander at Selfridge.