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Aviation in Northern California 1910-1939, Vol. 1: San Francisco Bay Area is the only book to give a detailed account of early flying in the Bay Area. Historian Allen Herr recalls the aviation pioneers who flew weekly exhibitions promoting the Panama-Pacific International Exposition fifteen months prior to its San Francisco opening. These pioneers formed flying schools, built airports, manufactured aircraft, and competed against each other. He...

Historian Allen Herr's historical aviation stories document fearless risk takers in Northern California with lively biographies of the pioneer aviators, stories of barnstormers, commercial flying, local airplane builders, massive turnouts at airshows, and airfield development from 1910 to 1939. Author Herr devoted years of research to his narrative including 94 illustrations, some published for the first time. Originally published in 2015 as G...

Historical accounts of the first successful flight in California's capital city and other notable Northern California flights that followed over three decades, the courageous aviators, and development of long forgotten airports from which they flew. Among them is the story of aviatrix Blanche Stuart Scott's 1912 flights and Sac Muni female pilots twenty years later. Included is the first accurate history of early ag-flying in the north state r...

Aviation risk takers in Northern California counties of Yuba, Sutter, and Butte: pioneer pilots, barnstormers, commercial flyers, airplane builders, and airfield development. A newer version of this book includes many more photos, new cover, and new title -- Aviation in Northern California 1910-1939 Vol. II: Yuba, Sutter, and Butte Counties -- ISBN 978-1-93507-46-9

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