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Snow's lifelong fascination with airplanes
began in 1910 when, at the age of five, he attended the Harvard
Boston Aero Meet. He grew up to pilot more than 140 types of
aircraft, from biplanes to jets; logging more than 15,000 hours of
flight time; and earning the distinction of being named an "Elder
Statesman of Aviation" by the National Aeronautics Association. In
his travels, he encountered numerous luminaries, including Bob
Hope, and he led the first B-29 bombing raid against Tokyo in World
War II. Pilots especially will appreciate the rarity and value of
Snow's recollections (originally self-published), as his breadth of
aviation experience is truly astounding. In one of the many
excerpts from the pilot's log that forms the basis of his
narrative, Snow records taking an attractive young social worker
over Boston to drop leaflets from the cockpit. The passenger was
Amelia Earhart. Elsewhere, a mysterious entry is explained as being
evidence of an odd and ultimately aborted arrangement with the
Soviet dictator Stalin. Writing with style and flair, Snow imparts
the spirit of derring-do that infected early aviators, inspiring
them to the feats that the general public now reaps the benefits of
and largely takes for granted. But what will truly make hearts
sputter with excitement is the marvelous collection of photos.
Here, the men are dashing and the women glamorous, and Snow, at one
point pictured in his family's front yard, disabled from a knee
wound, and coolly practicing target shooting while smoking a pipe,
is as romantic a figure as ever emerged from a cockpit.
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