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Bendix Field : The History of an Airport and Legendary Pilot Homer Stockert
Overview
Storied pilot Homer Stockert, born in Churubusco, Indiana, won air races in Fort Wayne in the 1920s, earning him legendary fame while only in his twenties. In 1933, he established the Stockert Flying Service at Bendix Field, South Bend, Indiana, an airport built by entrepreneur Vincent Bendix. After serving as a test pilot of the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft in Evansville, Indiana, during World War II, Stockert returned to Bendix Field to expand his flying service with his business-savvy wife, Dora. Stockert led a successful life of leadership in private aviation until his death in 1971.
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- ISBN-13: 9780764343780
- ISBN-10: 0764343785
- Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
- Publish Date: December 2014
- Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.01 pounds
- Page Count: 96
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