This Benny Howard story is a story of struggle, fame, fortune, love, depression, failure and success. All of Howard’s models are featured here, including all of Howard's Damn Good Airplanes: the Howard DGA-1, DGA-2, DGA-3, Pete; DGA-4, Mike; DGA-5, Ike; DGA-6, Mr. Mulligan; DGA-7, DGA-8, DGA-9, DGA-10, DGA-11, DGA-12, Howard DGA-15 and the Howard DGA-18.
The Howard Aircraft Corporation built hundreds of DGA-15 type aircraft for the U.S. Navy. Most of the existing Howard aircraft flying today are former Navy DGA-15 type aircraft.
The historical text is enhanced with numerous original photographs of the era and with 3-view scale drawings of each of the DGA models. The 3-views were drawn by the internationally acclaimed, late Paul Matt, or drawn by the author himself.
The Golden Age of Aviation Series highlights a number of aircraft manufacturers during the 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, 1930s & 1940s. The series presents an historical look at Aviation’s Golden Years through detailed text, numerous photos, internationally acclaimed 3-view airplane scale drawings, archival materials and original magazine ads of the Golden Age of Aviation.
BOOK REVIEWS for The Golden Age of Aviation Series:
Smithsonian's Air & Space: "Archival photos and technical drawings abound."
American Aviation Historical Society: "...details the people, facilities and manufacturing operations."
EAA's Sport Aviation: "...progressively tells the events and details of these aircraft."
Skyways: "a jewel…. extraordinary…. marvelous…. 3-views augment excellent photos and text.”
General Aviation News: "...books ARE A MUST FOR AVIATION BUFFS."
Historic Aviation: “….with rich narrative and colorful histories.”
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Howard’s Golden Age
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Book Contents
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Chapter
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Page
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1
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Overview
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1
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2
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Ben “Benny” O. Howard
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4
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3
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DGA-3 Pete
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7
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4
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DGA-4 Mike
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19
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5
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DGA-5 Ike
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32
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6
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DGA-6 Mr. Mulligan
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40
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7
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The DGA-7 Was the DGA-8 Prototype
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61
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8
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DGA-8 Production
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71
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9
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DGA-9 & DGA-9S Production
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91
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10
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The DGA-10
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104
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11
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The DGA-11
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106
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12
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DGA-12 Production
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115
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13
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Unsolved Mysteries
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119
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14
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Company History & Personnel
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120
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15
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The DGA-15
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121
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16
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The Navy DGA-15 Howards
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131
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17
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Benny Howard – Airline & Test Pilot
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135
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18
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The DGA-18 Series
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137
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