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Edward H. Phillips is an American writer/historian, aviation industry reporter, and aviator who has specialized in the general aviation industry of the central United States—with particular emphasis on the aviation history of Wichita, Kansas and its aircraft manufacturers. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The original Mighty Eighth book helped to galvanise veterans' groups in the US and led to Freeman's appointment as historian and symposium moderator of the Eighth Air Force Historical Society. [2] He was also a consultant for the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force [ 3 ] near Savannah, Georgia, in the early 1990s.
The American Aviation Historical Society (AAHS) is a non-profit organization "dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of [the history of] American aviation." [1] [2] AAHS has had an educational program in promoting American aviation through its journal and a periodic newsletter, archives historical aviation documents and photos, maintains multiple websites on aviation history, and ...
John W. Underwood, better known as John Underwood, is an aviation writer, photographer, and historian specializing in United States aviation. He is the author of more than a dozen books on the subject, and writes articles published in aviation history journals and magazines. [1] [2] [3]
The Curtiss flights emboldened the Smithsonian to display the Aerodrome in its museum as "the first man-carrying aeroplane in the history of the world capable of sustained free flight". Fred Howard, extensively documenting the controversy, wrote: "It was a lie pure and simple, but it bore the imprimatur of the venerable Smithsonian and over the ...
Leonard E. Opydycke (May 22, 1929 – February 23, 2023) was an American historian, editor, and author, who specialized in pre-WWII aviation history. [1] Biography
Philip M. Jarrett is an English author and aviation historian. In 1971, he was the assistant editor of Aerospace , a periodical published by the Royal Aeronautical Society . From 1973 to 1980, he was the assistant editor of Aeroplane Monthly .
Walter J. Boyne (February 2, 1929 – January 9, 2020) was a United States Air Force officer, Command Pilot, combat veteran, aviation historian, and author of more than 50 books and over 1,000 magazine articles.