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Book FALCON FIELD Mesa Arizona LOCAL HISTORY Military Royal Air Force WWII pilot
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- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “Used, not abused!”
- US State
- Arizona
- Signed
- No
- Book Series
- Images of America
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- City
- Mesa
- Inscribed
- No
- Modified Item
- No
- Subject
- History
- Personalize
- No
- Series
- Images of America
- Special Attributes
- Illustrated
- Region
- American Southwest
- Features
- Illustrated
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780738571379
- Book Title
- Falcon Field
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Arcadia Publishing
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.3in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- United States / General, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx)
- Item Width
- 6.5in
- Item Weight
- 10.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 128 Pages
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Mesa's Falcon Field began during World War II when a small group of Hollywood celebrities financed pilot training facilities (Southwest Airways) in the United States for American Allied forces. Thousands of British Royal Air Force pilots, joined by pilots from Russia, China, and 24 other nations at neighboring airfields, earned their wings in the Arizona desert. In 1945, the City of Mesa purchased the facility for $1, and then for the next 20 years leased it to Rocket Power, Inc., which manufactured a solid fuel rocket propellant. Today Falcon Field is a bustling municipal airport and a growing business center, with companies like Boeing, Nammo Talley, and MD Helicopters. The airpark also features the Commemorative Air Force Museum, home of one of the last flying B-17 bombers.
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Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
ISBN-10
0738571377
ISBN-13
9780738571379
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73836318
Product Key Features
Book Title
Falcon Field
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
United States / General, United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx)
Publication Year
2009
Genre
History
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.3in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
10.5 Oz
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Title: New book details history of Mesa's Falcon Field Author: Steve Irvin Publisher: ABC 15 News Date: 9/10/09 Take a flight out of Mesa's Falcon field today, and you might not truly understand the history of this long-standing airport. It was actually founded by a small group of Hollywood celebrities, including Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, who financed a facility for training allied pilots. Thousands of British Royal Air Force pilots, along with pilots from Russia, China and 24 other nations were trained at Falcon Field and airfields in Glendale and Scottsdale. The city of Mesa bought the airport for a dollar and leased it to Rocket Power, a company which manufactured solid fuel rocket propellant there for 20 years before it became a commerical airport and business center. Author Daryl Mallett has assembled a book of more than 200 images documenting Falcon Field's history. The pictures chronicle the pilot training and the people who worked at the facility dating back nearly 70 years. On Friday some of those RAF pilots will gather at Falcon Field to celebrate the release of the book and the airport's history. The event starts at 6:00 p.m. at Falcon's Roost Restaurant at 4731 E. Falcon Drive in Mesa.
Copyright Date
2009
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Images of America Ser.
Illustrated
Yes
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