Noel Merrill Wien (eBook)

Born to Fly

Noel Merrill Wien (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
210 Seiten
Graphic Arts Books (Verlag)
978-1-943328-41-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Born into a family of aviators, Merrill Wien was destined to become a pilot. His father, Noel Wien, was one of the first pilots to fly in Alaska and his life was full of firsts, including making the first round-trip flight between Asia and North America in 1929. His mother played a big role in the founding and development of Wien Alaska Airlines, the second-oldest scheduled airline in the United States and territories. One of the most versatile and experienced pilots of his time, Merrill has flown just about every aircraft imaginable from DC-3s to Lockheed 1011s to historic military planes like the cargo C-46 and B-29 bomber to the Hiller UH-12E chopper. Although fundamentally modest by nature, family and friends encouraged Merrill to share his remarkable stories given his accomplishments and experiences with so many famous people and events. His tone is engagingly informal as he recounts crossing paths with such luminaries as Joe Crosson, Howard Hughes, Lowell Thomas Sr. and Lowell Thomas Jr., Sam White, Don Sheldon, Brad Washburn, Wally Schirra, and Bill Anders. He re-creates for readers his firsthand experiences flying top-secret missions for the Air Force, viewing the devastation of the Good Friday Earthquake in Anchorage, and the challenges of starting his own helicopter company, to name just a few. His fascinating narrative is complemented by photographs from his personal archives.

Inhalt

Foreword
Introduction
1. The Early Years
2. Young Pilot
3. Paid to Fly
4. In the Army Now
5. Aircraft Commander
6. Special Assignments
7. A Civilian Again
8. Alaskan Adventures
9. Branching Out
10. A New Bush Plane
11. Ice Island Flying
12. From the Turboprop to the Jet Age
13. Turbulence for Wien Air Alaska
14. Life After Wien Air Alaska
15. For the Love of Flying
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Further Reading
Aircraft Flown by Noel Merrill Wien

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 19.4.2016
• Vorwort: Major General William Anders
• Zusatzinfo: 60 b&w photos
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
• Schlagworte: 1929 • Alaska • alaska airlines • Alaska pilot • Autobiography • aviation • aviation autobiography • aviation biography • aviation history • aviator • first round-trip between Asia and North America • Major General William Anders • Memoir • Noel Merrill Wien • Noel Merrill Wien: Born to Fly • pilot autobiography • pilot biography • piloting and flight instruction • Pilots • united states biographies • Wien Alaska Airlines
• ISBN-10: 1-943328-41-2 / 1943328412
• ISBN-13: 978-1-943328-41-3 / 9781943328413