Frank Barr: Alaskan Pioneer Bush Pilot and One-Man Airline

by Dermot Cole

Book Overview

Frank Barr was one of the most interesting of the early aviation pioneers in Alaska. At age 28, the former calvalryman, parachute jumper and test pilot, signed on to a Yukon gold expedition in 1932 as a back up pilot. After the expedition failed to find enough gold, Frank Barr stayed in the north country and spent the rest of his career as a bush pilot. He flew every early plane from the Jenny to the Super Cub, carrying passengers and freight to remote...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 088240525X
• ISBN13: 9780882405254
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Graphic Arts Books
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Best Bush Pilot Bokk Ever

I loved this book. I have given it as gifts to many of my friends and they all loved it also. If you are a pilot or just a "want-to-be" read this book!