Wednesday, June 24, 2009

The DC-3 and Me

"The DC-3 and Me"
A great book about DC-3 operations by a friend and DC-3 fan.

About the Author:
Born and raised in a small town in northern California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, he started flying during WW II and at age 19 became a B- 17 Flying Fortress pilot.
After the war he found work flying for nonscheduled airlines
until called back to active duty in the Air Force to fly C-54’s on the Berlin Airlift.
At the outbreak of the Korean War it was off to fly C-47’s and C-54’s in the Combat Cargo Command until his return to civilian life in 1953 and returning to civil air carriers, finishing his commercial piloting career as personal pilot
to the president of a major US corporation based in San Francisco in 1990.
The author and his wife, Genevieve, have made their home in the US Pacific Northwest.

For those that are intrested this book can be purchased through Amazon via this link: The DC-3 and Me

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