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ALSO AVAILABLE 2022 NEW RELEASES 9 The Aviation Pioneers of McCook Field Candid Interviews with American Aeronautical Visionaries of the 1920s Jerry Koszyk, Foreword by Jonna Doolittle Hoppes, with James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle III Unpublished, candid interviews with crucial figures in early American aviation Q&A format makes for a fast-paced, engaging, and easy read Includes foreword by Jonna Doolittle Hoppes and James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle III, the grandchildren of Medal of Honor recipient Jimmy Doolittle, who is interviewed in the book. McCook 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. This work contains unpublished interviews with 20 of those aviation pioneers. Interviewees include WWII hero Jimmy Doolittle; test pilot Harold R. Harris (the first man to fly in a pressurized cockpit, first to bail out with a free fall parachute); WWII Tenth Air Force commander Howard Davidson; Major General Franklin O. Carroll, who oversaw the development of the first American military jet aircraft; Oakley Kelley, who made the first nonstop flight across the United States in 1923; the first SAC (Strategic Air Command) commander, George C. Kenney; Consolidated Aircraft Company founder Rueben Fleet; and Alexander Seversky, who created the Norden bombsight and founded the Republic Aviation Corporation. The 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. 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. Author Location: Tehachapi, California ISBN: 978-0-7643-6352-8 Size: 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) Pages: 192 Price: $24.99 Illustrations: 36 b/w photos Binding: hardcover BISAC: HISTORY / Military / Aviation AVAILABLE MAY SEE PAGES 37 & 38 FOR RELATED TITLES I COULD NEVER BE SO LUCKY AGAIN 978-0-88740-737-6 640 pp. | 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) | HC | $29.99 THE DOOLITTLE RAIDERS 978-0-7643-5614-8 144 pp. | 6" x 9" (152 x 228 mm) | PB | $16.99 The Interviewees Albert Francis Hegenberger Thomas Harriman Harry Anton Johnson Leigh Wade J. Parker Van Zandt James H. Doolittle Harold R. Harris Howard Calhoun Davidson Hester Christiansen Alan Morse Darlene E. Gerhardt Louis Hagemeyer Franklin O. Carroll Oakley Kelly George C. Kenney Reuben H. Fleet John A. Macready Jean Alfred Roche Alexander N. P. de Seversky