by Arthur H. Redman (Author)
From hot air balloons to home-built aircraft, the people of Oregon pursued every opportunity to explore the skies.
By the late 1800s, air travel had captured the imagination of the entire nation. From hot air balloons to home-built aircraft, the people of Oregon pursued every opportunity to explore the skies. At the 1905 world's fair exposition, held in Portland, audiences gazed in awe as dirigibles claimed the title of first controlled flight in the state. Soon after, airfields began to dot the countryside. In 1910, Charles Hamilton became the first pilot to fly in Oregon, and by 1926, regular air mail deliveries were commonplace. Daring early aviators like Eugene Ely, Charles Walsh and Silas Christofferson lost their lives but have never been forgotten.
Author Arthur H. Redman explores Oregon's aviation history.
Author Biography
Art Redman lives in Portland, Oregon. He has written more than sixty historical (nonfiction stories) articles for Oregon Coast Magazine, Antique Radio Classified, Call Letter, Lost Treasure, Treasure Cache, World War II and Western & Eastern Treasures. This is his second historical book on Oregon. The first is Lost Oregon Treasure.