San Francisco Bay Area Aviation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738547237)

From hot-air balloons to jets, no other location has a more diverse aviation history than the San Francisco Bay Area. Aside from private and commercial airline operations, the area has housed the NACA/NASA Research Center, the prestigious Boeing School of Aeronautics, and the dirigible USS Macon. It is currently the center for antique aircraft in Northern California and has been the site of numerous flight records, including the Dole Race and Amelia Earhart's circumnavigation attempts. San Francisco was also home to the pioneer Pan American Airways flying boat, which opened the Pacific Ocean to air travel.

Author: William T. Larkins, Ronald T. Reuther
ISBN-10: 0738547239
ISBN-13: 9780738547237
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 03/21/2007
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.13h x 6.67w x 0.34d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 12/01/2008 pg. 165