Eugene Wilson, a naval officer who became a leader of the aircraft industry, tells how a small band of air craftsmen built American aviation between the two world wars. He writes of engines and power plants, the struggle for naval air power, Calvin Coolidge’s inquiry into aviation, factories and mergers, and how commercial transport became an instrument of policy in the Berlin Airlift.
An insider’s memoir for readers interested in aviation history and the making of the air age. Download the free EPUB.