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Noel Merrill Wien: Born to Fly

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Born into a family of aviators, Merrill Wien was destined to grow to be a pilot. His father, Noel Wien, was probably the most first pilots to fly in Alaska and his life was full of firsts, including making the first round-commute flight between Asia and North The usa in 1929. His mother played a big role in the founding and development of Wien Alaska Airlines, the second-oldest scheduled airline in the USA and territories.

One of the most versatile and experienced pilots of his time, Merrill has flown just about every aircraft possible from DC-3s to Lockheed 1011s to historic military planes like the cargo C-46 and B-29 bomber to the Hiller UH-12E chopper. Despite the fact that fundamentally modest by nature, friends and family encouraged Merrill to share his remarkable stories given his accomplishments and experiences with such a lot of famous people and events. His tone is engagingly informal as he recounts crossing paths with such luminaries as Joe Crosson, Howard Hughes, Lowell Thomas Sr. and Lowell Thomas Jr., Sam White, Don Sheldon, Brad Washburn, Wally Schirra, and Bill Anders. He re-creates for readers his firsthand experiences flying top-secret missions for the Air Force, viewing the devastation of the Good Friday Earthquake in Anchorage, and the challenges of starting his own helicopter company, to name only some. His fascinating narrative is complemented by photographs from his personal archives.

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