Alaska's Bush Planes

The passion for flight has seized Alaska flyersand those who yearn to fly to the Last Frontiersince 1913, when the first biplane arrived in crates via steamship and paddle-wheeler. In the decades to follow, Alaskas skies buzzed with aircraftsome brand-new, others patched together, and still others lovingly restored to their original beauty. Alaskas Bush Planes offers a brief history of flight in Alaska, then transports the reader on a visual journey with favorite aircraft, some of which have served for decades. Its a perfect book for the pilotor the pilot wannabewho dreams of flying in the Northland.