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Imagine what it would be like to talk and fly with the men who flew the airplanes of World War II. What was in their minds as they made their first solos? And what was air combat like? Flying Through Time is the closest many of us will come to understanding what it was like to be a WWII aviator.
Tens of thousands of America's pilots during World War II trained in the Boeing Stearman biplane. For most, it was their first airplane in a series of larger, faster, and more dangerous aircraft that they used to fight the war. The pilots would never forget their first flights in a Stearman and the adventures that followed. Jim Doyle, owner of a restored 1941 Stearman, retraced the wartime journeys of his plane, crossing the country twice; flying over California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas; and touching down at each of the eight bases at which it served. Flying Through Time is the story of Doyle's challenging flight and of the uncertainties of piloting a sixty-year-old biplane almost 8,000 miles. His experiences meeting, talking, and flying with the men who flew the legendary Stearman paint a vivid picture of the intense, emotion-filled days of World War II. The pilots' recollections, refreshed for many when they took the controls of Doyle's plane, are woven throughout the narrative of his trip. These anecdotes, and new information from an archive discovered during the flight, tell of fears, courage, humor, and the sheer adventure of the events that owned the veterans' youth. This is seat-of-the-pants flying at its most thrilling, recalling a time when ordinary young Americanswere called upon to be heroes.
| Preface | ||
| 1 | The Hurtgen Forest, Germany/Tulare, California | 1 |
| 2 | The Beginning | 9 |
| 3 | The Airplane | 17 |
| 4 | Mira Loma Flight Academy: Oxnard, California | 29 |
| 5 | Runway 25: Oxnard, California | 37 |
| 6 | Hemet Ryan Field: Hemet, California | 44 |
| 7 | Cal-Aero Academy: Chino, California | 53 |
| 8 | Hancock Field: Santa Maria, California | 62 |
| 9 | San Fernando Valley to Kingman, Arizona: August 7, 2000 | 68 |
| 10 | Kingman to Tucson, Arizona: August 9, 2000 | 75 |
| 11 | Tucson to Las Cruces, New Mexico: August 10, 2000 | 86 |
| 12 | Las Cruces to Midland/Odessa, Texas: August 11, 2000 | 97 |
| 13 | Midland/Odessa to San Angelo, Texas: August 16, 2000 | 107 |
| 14 | San Angelo to Burnet, Texas: August 18, 2000 | 118 |
| 15 | Burnet to Conroe, Texas: August 18, 2000 | 128 |
| 16 | Conroe to Hammond, Louisiana: August 20, 2000 | 138 |
| 17 | Hammond to Bay Minette, Alabama: August 25, 2000 | 147 |
| 18 | Bay Minette to Marianna, Florida: August 25, 2000 | 156 |
| 19 | Marianna to Sebring, Florida: August 26, 2000 | 164 |
| 20 | Sebring to Pompano Beach, Florida: August 28, 2000 | 171 |
| 21 | Pompano Beach to Savannah, Georgia: September 2, 2000 | 179 |
| 22 | Savannah to Orangeburg then Bennettsville, South Carolina: September 8, 2000 | 190 |
| 23 | Bennettsville to Chattanooga, Tennessee: September 9, 2000 | 201 |
| 24 | Chattanooga to Pine Bluff, Arkansas: September 10, 2000 | 209 |
| 25 | At Pine Bluff: September 10, 2000 | 218 |
| 26 | Pine Bluff to Mineral Wells, Texas: September 11, 2000 | 230 |
| 27 | Mineral Wells to Le Chateau Messerschmitt, Texas: September 12, 2000 | 240 |
| 28 | Le Chateau Messerschmitt to Las Cruces, New Mexico: September 13, 2000 | 249 |
| 29 | Las Cruces to Marana Field, Arizona: September 15, 2000 | 260 |
| 30 | Marana Field to Buckeye, Arizona: September 16, 2000 | 268 |
| 31 | Buckeye to the San Fernando Valley, California: September 16, 2000 | 275 |
| About the Author | 282 |
Overview
Imagine what it would be like to talk and fly with the men who flew the airplanes of World War II. What was in their minds as they made their first solos? And what was air combat like? Flying Through Time is the closest many of us will come to understanding what it was like to be a WWII aviator.
Tens of thousands of America's pilots during World War II trained in the Boeing Stearman biplane. For most, it was their first airplane in a series of...