Full Description
Korean American Pioneer Aviators: The Willows Airmen is the untold story of the brave Korean men who took to the skies more than twenty years before the Tuskegee Airmen fought in World War II. The tale of the Willows Aviation School connects Korean, American, and Korean American aviation history. The book also correctly identifies the first Korean aviator and ties the origin of the Korean Air Force to the Korean American community who started the Willows Aviation School in 1920.
Contents
Preface: Koreans in America: from Farmers to Independence Activists
Introduction: Journey to Willows: Korean Independence, Nationalism, & Exile
Chapter 1: Establishing the Willows Aviation School: Battling Three Fronts
Chapter 2: Setting the Record Straight: the School and its Members
Chapter 3: Korean and American Aviation History
Chapter 4: Notable Korean American Pilots, Independence Activists, and Organizations
Chapter 5: Furled Wings: Carrying on the Mission
Epilogue: From Willows to Seoul: Last Flight of Park Hee-sung
