Documenting the legacy of this beloved aircraft, this comprehensive photographic history celebrates the 75th anniversary of the DC-3. First appearing during the golden age of aviation in the 1930s, the versatile Douglas DC-3 has been used in numerous situations from the Berlin Airlift to Vietnam and has outlasted every other commercial aircraft in the world. Offering insight into why the DC-3 has outlived its contemporaries, this homage also discusses what role this aircraft plays today, such as how updated turboprop versions are used in polar research missions, firefighting, and military operations.

DC-3: A Legend in Her Time: A 75th Anniversary Photographic Tribute

Engineering & Transportation

McAllister, Bruce

Transportation

Roundup Press

A high-flying tribute to the lives, careers, and legacies of stewardesses, this book answers questions and debunks misconceptions about the first ladies of the sky—from the first days of flight to today's mammoth Airbus 380s. Featuring more than 200 photographs, which document the early days of the job when stewardesses were registered nurses and had to fit certain height and weight criteria, this work showcases how airlines have changed their concept of service over the years. By weaving historical images and documents with firsthand experiences, this book stands as a testament to the immense and lasting influence that stewardesses have had on the world's airlines.

Skygirls: A Photographic History of the Airline Stewardess

Arts & Photography

Wilkinson, Stephan

Photography & Video

In 1948 and 1949, with help from France and the British, the United States Air Force began the Berlin Airlift, an air campaign that supplied enough food and fuel for two million West Berliners and eventually broke the Soviet blockade of Berlin. This reference brings together a comprehensive collection of more than 240 historical photographs and illustrations from Europe and the United States from the airlift. An ideal book for aviation enthusiasts or history buffs, this collection perfectly encompasses the first major crisis of the Cold War.

Berlin Airlift: Air Bridge to Freedom: A Photographic History of the Great Airlift

History

Europe

Many Americans who no longer remember the legacy of the world’s first true media celebrity have forgotten Charles A. Lindbergh–aviator, adventurer, author, activist, pathfinder, fighter pilot, and conservationist. This book brings back to life that epic career in evocative text and hundreds of photographs, many rarely published, reawakening the careers of a man and his wife who achieved more, in more varied fields, than perhaps any couple in history. Lindbergh’s epic non-stop flight from New York to Paris in a single-engine aircraft was the biggest media event in the 1920s and set up the United States to become a world leader in aviation.

LINDBERGH: A Photographic Biography of the Lone Eagle: A Photographic History of the Lone Eagle

McAllister Mr., Bruce

As an aspiring teenage photographer, Bruce McAllister documented life in Hana, Hawaii's Paradise, in the 1950s, shooting Kodachrome photographs with his reliable Leica. Historical photographs from local and multiple sources were added to compile this book. There are rare photographs of Paul Fagan, who turned Hana from a failing sugar mill into an exotic tourist destination. There are also chapters on the infamous, but colorful Hana Highway, Hana's beaches, the original Hotel Hana-Maui, the famous Hasegawa General Store, Kaupo, Haleakala National Park, and Charles Lindbergh's last years in Kipahulu.

Hana: A Photographic History of Hawaii's Paradise

Bruce McAllister

VAGABONDS OF THE SKY documents the lives of the barnstormers and wing walkers, from the roaring 1920s to present day. Historical photography captures the excitement, thrills, and spills of their aerial exploits. Some of these famous barnstormers are still around and have shared their stories and photographs with author BRUCE McALLISTER.

Vagabonds of the Sky: A Photographic History of America's Barnstorming Pilots & Daredevils

In his sixth aviation history book, author Bruce McAllister takes the reader on a photographic journey, tracing the development of aviation in the Yukon Territory. There are chapters on the very first aircraft to operate in the Yukon, how aviation linked communities, the construction of the Alaska Highway, the role of the RCMP Air section, epic search and rescue missions, the air tankers role in firefighting, the opening up of the Arctic, the glacier pilots, and aerials of the old airstrips.

Wings over the Yukon: A Photographic History of Yukon Aviation

If you need to travel with your horse, you will need this book! Very informative and loaded with practical advice.

North American horse travel guide: The complete travel resource book for horses & riders

Travel

Reference

Wings Over Denali documents the influence of aviation on the development of Denali National Park and includes historical and contemporary photographs of many aviation firsts in that region.

Wings over Denali: A Photographic History of Aviation in Denali National Park

Americas

WINGS OVER THE ALASKA HIGHWAY is a quality photographic history of aviation's role in the development of the Alaska Highway. It includes stories on resourceful Bush pilots, chapters on the key airports along the highway, Russian-American Lend Lease Program, and the Million Dollar Valley (where an entire flight of B-26 planes crash-landed and all survived).

Wings over the Alaska Highway: A Photographic History of Aviation on the Alaska Highway

Corley-Smith, Peter

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