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Author Billy J. Singleton sets readers on a captivating course through the history of Cotton State aviation. From the dreamers who envisioned flight decades before the Wright Brothers achieved it at Kitty Hawk to the international space race, Alabama has been at the forefront of aviation. Delve into the obscure and forgotten stories of the state's aeronautical heritage, including an encounter over Montgomery that initiated an investigation by the Air Force, Eleanor Roosevelt's aerial tour of the Tuskegee Institute in a two-seat training aircraft and the miracle of Eastern Flight 002. Recall the lost squadron of Gunter Field, the Alabama pilot recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most experienced aviator in history and the college administration that constructed an airport to obtain a gymnasium.
About the author
A resident of Clanton, Billy J. Singleton is the author of six books and has written extensively on the history of Chilton County and the state of Alabama. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Troy University and a Master of Aerospace Science degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He has served as chair of the board of directors of the Alabama Aviation Hall of Fame and the Southern Museum of Flight, president of the Chilton County Chamber of Commerce and member of the board of directors of the Friends of the Alabama Department of Archives and History.
