New book: Orville's Aviators

Varese2002 · 7 October 2009, 03:37 AM

Amazon.com: Orville's Aviators: Outstanding Alumni of the Wright Flying School, 1910-1916 (9780786442270): John Carver Edwards: Books

A new book has appeared on early aviation.

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Edwards, John Carver. 2009. Orville's aviators: outstanding alumni of the Wright Flying School, 1910-1916. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. ISBN 9780786442270

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The six pioneers profiled here were promising graduates of the Wright Brothers' School of Aviation, which flourished in Ohio from 1910 to 1916. These airmen fairly represent their 113 fellow alumni in their all-consuming love of flying. The pilots are Arthur L. Welsh, a Russian immigrant who rose to become Orville Wright's chief instructor; Howard Warfield Gill, heir to an international tea dynasty; Archibald Freeman, whose flour-bag bombing of Boston Harbor won him attention as an early exponent of the supremacy of air power; Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, whose promise as a pilot quickly soured; George A. Gray, whose marriage resulted in an extraordinary husband and wife exhibition team; and Howard Max Rinehart, aerial mercenary, international racing competitor, Wright test pilot, South American explorer, and co-owner of one of America's premier charter services.

You can taste a few pages via Google here.

Cheers

Kees

YavorD · 10 November 2009, 04:22 AM

Thank you for the reference, Kees!
The book arrived yesterday. It is a "cheap" softcover edition. Many good photographs are ruined by a poor printing technique. The text is quite good, actually, with ample references and lot of information I did not know before (went through a few pages only).
Regards,
Yavor