Nebraska's Fatal Air Crashes of WWII

Nebraska's Fatal Air Crashes of WWII
by Jerry Penry [940.544 qPen]

This book gives accounts of the hundreds of airplane crashes involving military aricraft in Nebraska during World War II. Many of these crashes were not reported by the media because they were part of training exercises and needed to be kept secret. History has overlooked the sacrifices made by these men and women. This book is dedicated to all of them. The amount of research that went into this book is incredible. I was most impressed with the photographs, the eyewitness accounts, and the detailed maps of the crash sites. This book would appeal to anyone with an interest in aviation history or World War II. [If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try Nebraska Voices of World war II: Nebraska Veterans in the Great War by Ted Larson, Wings Over Nebraska: Historic Aviation Photographs by Vincent Goeres, or the extensive Air Force Base Lincoln microfilm collection of clippings related to Lincoln's historic airbase.] -- recommended by Kim J. - Bennett Martin Public Library


[ Jerry Penry's official Nebraska Air Crashes web site ]

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Wings Over Nebraska

Wings Over Nebraska: Historic Aviation Photographs
by Vince Goeres [629.13 qGoe]

Incredibly appealing work on the history of aviation in the state of Nebraska, by a long-time volunteer and researcher at the Nebraska State Historical Society. Goeres collects hundreds of black and white, and sepia-toned photographs that illustrated the birth and growth of the fledgling aviation industry across the entire state, with particular emphasis on Lincoln and Omaha. Many of the photos in this book are incredibly rare historical artifacts, and the information Goeres has unearthed to accompany them provide invaluable insight into Nebraska history. Of particular interest were the chapters on Charles Lindbergh's experiences in Nebraska, the history of women in early Nebraska aviation, the history of the Lincoln Airplane and Flying School (whose building still stands along "O" St.) and a chronicle of Nebraska air crashes. This is a marvelous book, and should appeal to anyone interested in either aviation history or unique elements of Nebraska history! [If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try Early Aviation in Lincoln: When and Where Lindbergh Learned to Fly - a Preservation Association of Lincoln recording presented by Vince Goeres (only available on VHS).] -- recommended by Scott C. - Bennett Martin Public Library

[ Nebraska State Historical Society page for this book ] | [ Nov 2010 video presentation about this book (56 minutes on YouTube) ]

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Author Vince Goeres is doing a number of local publicity events to promote this new book, including TONIGHT (Wed March 9 2011) at the UNL Bookstore!!

Early Aviation in Lincoln: When and Where Lindbergh Learned to Fly

Early Aviation in Lincoln: When and Where Lindbergh Learned to Fly
by Vincent Goeres [Video 629.13 Goe]

In the process of researching an old aircraft manufacturing company in Lincoln's history, I had the opportunity to watch this 50-minute entry in the Nebraska State Historical Society's Preservation Association of Lincoln's "Brown Bag" presentation. NSHS volunteer Vincent Goeres discusses Lincoln's connections to aviation history, with particular emphasis to the early 1920s era during which Charles A. Lindbergh attended flight school here in the capitol city. Viewers will learn a lot about the airfields, aircraft manufacturers and flying schools that existed in the Lincoln area during the 1920s and 1930s. Goeres converted 40 to 50 of the photos in the NSHS archives into slides which are reproduced in his talk, but some of the camera work can be frustrating. However, this presentation tells more about Lincoln's aviation history than most other reference tools commonly available locally. [If you are interested in Lincoln history, check out more of the Preservation Association of Lincoln's brown bag lecture series -- all still only in the VHS format.] -- recommended by Scott C. - Bennett Martin Public Library

[ official Preservation Association of Lincoln web site ]

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