Author: Don Armstrong. Published by Champlin Fight Museum Press, Falcon Field, Mesa, Arizona, 1994, 1st Edition, Limited Edition of 500, and this is No. 278. SIGNED, Dedicated and Dated by the Author to another pilot! Printed in USA. Almost New Condition HARDCOVER Book. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 11.25 x 8.75 inch, 156 pages. BONUS: This is a RARE #278 of a numbered, signed limited first edition hardcover of only 500!
I FLEW THEM FIRST, A Test Pilot's Story by Don Armstrong, is the story of a remarkable man who single-handedly flew more aircraft test flights than anyone else, and lived to write about it!
Donald "Don" Armstrong was born in New York in 1919, and grew up in the aura of many of America's greatest aviators. His father, Archer Armstrong, had been a pilot as early as 1910, and along with his aviation associates, nutured Don's childhood dreams of becoming a test pilot. Don soloed in 1932, became a professional pilot in 1939, a test pilot in 1941, and remained an active pilot for 42 years!
