Noel Wien / Alaska Pioneer Bush Pilot
by Ira Harkey and Terrence Cole

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A legend among legendary pilots, Noel Wien first arrived in Alaska in 1924 with 538 hours of barnstorming and aerial circus stunt flying under his belt. Before air charts and radio communication, the navigation of Alaska's rugged terrain depended on solely on the use of natural features for check points. Wien embraced the challenge: he was first to fly from Fairbanks to Seattle, Fairbanks to Nome, and beyond the Arctic Circle, and was first to make a round-trip flight between Alaska and Asia. Pulitzer Prize winning author Ira Harkey chronicles Noel Wien's days as one of Alaska's earliest bush pilots through his years developing Wien Air Alaska.

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Weight:	0.61 kg
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ISBN-10:	0888394330
ISBN-13/EAN:	9780888394330
Author:	Ira Harkey and Terrence Cole
Publisher:	University of Alaska Press Fairbanks Alaska
Publication Date:	1974
Pages:	307
Size/Dimensions:	6x9x1
Binding:	Trade Paperback