Between Kittyhawk and the Moon: Memoirs of an Aviation Pioneer

By Russell Holderman and Russell Holderman

This book is the memoirs of Russell Holderman's contribution to aviation as a true pioneer. Holderman's career spanned from the infancy of aviation to the corporate jet. He completed his first solo flight in a Curtiss pusher biplane in 1913. His license, #227, was signed by Orville Wright. Russ was a stalwart in aviation through sixty years, stunt pilot, barnstormer, World War 1 instructor, airmail pilot, LT. Commander U.S. Naval Reserve, chief pilot Gannett Newspapers, Past President of the Early Birds, an inductee of the OX-5 club Aviation Hall of Fame - and a friend of many of the other great aviation figures such as Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, and Eddie Rickenbacker. Russ was a man of vitality, spirit, courage, and determination, as well as a man of kindness, warmth, loyalty, pride, and vision.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439228124
• ISBN13: 9781439228128
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.7" x 7.0"