In 1941, Glen Edwards learned to fly in a fabric-covered biplane. Seven years later, he died in the crash of the Northrop YB-49 Flying Wing, the Air Force's most advanced jet-propelled aircraft and forerunner of the B-2 Stealth bomber of today. As a combat pilot in North Africa and Italy during World War II, and as a test pilot during a period of astonishing innovation, Edwards was among the best of a new generation of military aviators. The isolated desert base at Muroc, California, where Edwards crashed would be named in his honor. This is his diary of those tumultuous years, edited by historian Daniel Ford. "A fascinating tale and a tribute to an unassuming man who simply loved to fly." -- Air&Space/Smithsonian
- ISBN10 1300561106
- ISBN13 9781300561101
- Publish Date 23 January 2013
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 February 2015
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Lulu.com
- Format eBook
- Language English