{"product_id":"props-and-jets-quentin-l-hartwig-9781484995228","title":"Props and Jets: The Shifting Relationship Between the United States Air Corps and a Major Industrial City from 1925 to 1948","description":"\u003cp\u003eMerriam Press Aviation History Series\u003c\/p\u003e June 25, 1925, inauguration of Rodgers Field marked the beginning of Allegheny County Commissioners' investment into commercial aviation. A modest acquisition of 40 acres that has with time evolved to the presence of the 1500 acre Pittsburgh International Airport across town. This book chronicles the dreams, successes, failures, promises, and fatalities in the intervening events from 1923 to the opening of the commercial terminal at the Greater Pittsburgh Airport (GRP) in 1952. Over time, Rodgers Field, the first field, could not be enlarged, expansion of Allegheny County Airport, the second field, proved too expensive, with GRP, the third field, finally large enough to fill the needs of the commercial and military needs.\u003cp\u003e In the 1920s and 1930s the political leadership of Allegheny County struggled to craft the best aviation facility to attract military and commercial interests. Experience with the shortcomings of Rodgers Field provided guidance in the design of the Allegheny County Airport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e During World War II, Pittsburgh lay in the flight path of immense numbers of thirsty military aircraft being flown from one area of the United States to another. The breadth of the Greater Pittsburgh Airport provided the necessary space for runways and parking areas to accommodate the impressive traffic landing for refueling, maintenance and repair. In that time period, the media devoted most of their attention to the battle arenas, in foreign lands and on distant oceans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Conflicts won meant yet another step to victory when the United States service men and women could return home. But the success 'over there' was totally dependent upon the war production system 'over here.' In addition to the military history of Rodgers Field, this work details the worthy participation 'over here' of the two Allegheny County airfields.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Contents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Rodgers Field: Pittsburgh's First Municipal\/Military Airport (Doomed From The Start)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e One Of The Best\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Only A Presidential Intervention Could Save This Local Airman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ACA: A Push For Prominence In The Air\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The 575th Of The Air Transport Command Begins At ACA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An Approaching Storm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tora! Tora!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Conversion Of The Bell Farm Into A CAA National Defense Airport\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Further Sources Of Delays In Construction Of The Moon Township Defense Air Field During 1943-1944\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The 575th Begin Operations At The Greater Pittsburgh Airport\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Luftwaffe Sorties Over Pittsburgh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Personal Recollections About The Army Air Base: Greater Pittsburgh Airport\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Donuts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Heroes Past Always Present\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Looking Back: It Never Happened\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A New Mission In Response To An Iron Curtain: Soviet Threat Always a Dubious Ally\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Auxiliary Reserve Training Sites\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Appendices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Commanders of the 575th Base Unit, 6th Ferrying Station (ACA) and the 444th Base Unit, Reserve Training, Air Defense Command, Grp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Major and Minor Military Aircraft Accidents at Rodgers Field, ACA, GRP, or Nearby\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Military Personnel Stationed at ACA and\/or GRP at Some Time During the Time Span 1942-1950\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Air Traffic Controllers at ACA During World War II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Members of the 324th Observation Squadron, 99th Division, US Army 3rd Air Corps, Rodgers Field, Aspinwall, Pa, and Allegheny County Airport\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Aviation Mechanics at Rodgers Field in 1928\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Abbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 162 photos, illustrations, drawings, documents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Quentin L. Hartwig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1484995228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781484995228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quentin L. 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