In the Shadow of Eagles

This book celebrates the great age of aviation with pioneer flyer Rudy Billberg, who took his first airplane ride in 1927 and began flying the the Alaska bush in 1941. From stunt flying at Midwestern air shows to flying out of Nome into the frozen Arctic to hauling for the Northway project during World War II, Billberg recounts a lifetime's worth of exciting adventures and close calls. 26 photos. 2 maps.

Foreword

ix

(2)

Bob Bergland

Preface

xi

(3)

Acknowledgments

xiv

(1)

Introduction

xv

Ted M. Spencer

THE MINNESOTA YEARS

1

(74)

Minnesota Map

2

(1)

1 First Flight

3

(10)

2 Solo

13

(8)

3 Flying at the Northwest Angle

21

(9)

4 Barnstorming

30

(13)

5 Forced Landings

43

(11)

6 Air Shows

54

(9)

7 Era's End

63

(12)

THE ALASKA YEARS

75

(240)

Alaska Map

76

(2)

8 Alaska

78

(14)

9 Alaskan Bush Pilot

92

(24)

10 The Northway Project

116

(16)

11 Noel Wien

132

(7)

12 Sam White

139

(7)

13 Harold Gillam

146

(8)

14 Joe Crosson

154

(9)

15 Air Transport Command

163

(14)

16 Return to Alaska

177

(9)

17 Bush Flying with the DC-3

186

(16)

18 Flying the T-50 Cessna

202

(26)

19 Galena

228

(19)

20 Fighting Forest Fires

247

(11)

21 Return to Nome

258

(19)

22 Rescue at Cape Romanzof

277

(7)

23 Agates of the Nowitna

284

(12)

24 Wildlife Dramas

296

(8)

25 Duggan and Walatka

304

(9)

26 Flight Plan Closed

313

(2)

Aviation Glossary

315

(6)

Index

321

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In the Shadow of Eagles

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