Richard Bach

Richard Bach

male, 73 years old
illusions the adventure of a ....messiah, quand on aime, ailleurs n'est jamais loin, un pont sur l'infini, Illusions, context…American spiritual writer, Non-fiction writer, Aviationwriter
Richard David Bach (b. June 23,1936, Oak Park, Illinois) is an American writer. He is widely known as the author of the best-selling novel,...
Gordon Baxter

Gordon Baxter

male, deceased (2005)
aviator, aviation, Texas writer, American, Microsoft, flying…Aviationwriter
Gordon Baxter was entranced by aviation from an early age. At 10, he paid “a 1933 fortune” of $5 dollars for his first airplane ride in a Curt...
Wolfgang Langewiesche

Wolfgang Langewiesche

male
Air Facts, vanity fair magazine, World War II, American, Aviation pioneer, aviator…Non-fiction writer, Aviationwriter
Wolfgang Langewiesche (Born 1907) aviator, author and journalist, is one of the most quoted authors in aviation writing. His "Stick and Rudder"...
Len Morgan

Len Morgan

male, deceased (2005)
American military personnel of World War II, flying magazine, aviator, royal canadian air force, world war ii veteran, Non-fiction writer…Aviationwriter
A. G. Leonard Morgan (1923 - March 11, 2005) was an American aviator and writer. Morgan was born in Indiana and graduated high school in Kentucky...
Ann Welch

Ann Welch

female, deceased (2002)
second world war, aviator, obe, gliding, hang gliding, Gliding in England…Aviationwriter, Ultralight aviation
Ann Courtney Welch OBE, nee Edmonds, (20 May, 1917 - 5 December, 2002) was a pilot who received the Gold Air Medal from Fédération Aéronautique Int...
Thomas Knauff

Thomas Knauff

male
state college, Ridge-and-valley Appalachians, Former world record holder, Soaring Hall of Fame, ridge soaring, Glider Basics from First Flight to Solo…Aviation pioneer, Non-fiction writer, Federal Aviation Administration, Aviationwriter
Thomas L. Knauff (born 1938) is an American author, glider pilot, flight instructor, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Designated Pilot...
Francis John Blatherwick

Francis John Blatherwick

male, 65 years old
University of Toronto alumni, Canadian military historian, Aviationwriter, Order of British Columbia, University of British Columbia alumni, OBC
Dr. Francis John Blatherwick, CM, OBC, C.St.J., CD, MD, F.R.C.P.(C). (born September 11, 1944) was one of Canada's trailblazing leaders in public...
Derek Piggott

Derek Piggott

male
Royal Air Force officer, Member of the Order of the British Empire, Alan Derek Piggott, Aviationwriter, Order of the British Empire, Flight Instructor
Alan Derek Piggott MBE is one of Britain's leading glider pilots and instructors. His flying career has been long and varied. He first flew in an...
Helmut Reichmann

Helmut Reichmann

male
German, aviator, Professor Dr. Helmut Reichmann, gliding, competition, soaring society of america…Aviationwriter
Professor Dr. Helmut Reichmann was a German glider pilot, thrice Gliding World Champion and co-founder, with millionaire Barron Hilton, of the...
Christopher Orlebar

Christopher Orlebar

male
aviator, Hamble-le-Rice, BOAC, British Overseas Airways Corporation, VC10, Hamble…Aviationwriter
Christopher John Dugmore Orlebar was a British Concorde pilot with British Airways, and is now well-known as a lecturer and writer and as a...