From the time I was born, my father was an R/C aircraft modeler, this sparked my interest in aviation. At the age of 10, I ordered a book from Scholastic Book Services titled
Flying Aces Of World War I by Gene Gurney. It was 180 pages detailing the exploits of Guynemer, Ball, MvR, Lufbery, Mannock,
Willy Coppens, Dave Ingalls, and Rickenbacker.
That was 1978. I still have that book, and I've been hooked ever since! 8)