Flying The Pacific Route From San Francisco to the Orient One of the most remarkable achievements and a colorful period in early passenger plane history was the highly successful and many would say glamorous trans-Pacific route of the fabled Pan Am China Clipper. The story of the China Clipper brings back memories of a time …
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This article is about one of the more popular and unique of vintage planes. In fact, the Heath Parasol was sold as an aircraft kit in the late 1920’s and early 1930’s. Buyers of the airplane kit would construct it at home. The Heath Parasol homebuilt airplanes were considered economical to buy and build and …
There is an absolutely excellent air museum located in beautiful Sonoma County California. The Pacific Coast Air Museum located at the Charles Schulz Sonoma County Airport in the Sonoma Valley has a terrific display of military aircraft and as an added bonus it’s right in the middle of the popular Sonoma County wine country. Because …
