Kansas City B-25 Factory AptifyID2710991 featuring pilot Howard Snyder

featuring pilot Howard Snyder

the world's first female airplane pilot

the dashing pilot was forced out of the cockpit and into a hospital bed by Hodgkin’s lymphoma

the paperwork is what causes delays more often than anything on the aircraft

the first parachute jump from an airplane

Kansas City B-25 Factory AptifyID2710991 featuring pilot Howard SnyderKansas City B 25 Factory (Images of Aviation) by John Fredrickson & John Roper An industrial miracle took place at the Fairfax Airport, on the shores of the Missouri River, between 1941 and 1945. A massive factory was quickly built and a large modification center was soon added. At its peak, over 24,000 greater Kansas Cityarea residents were employed by North American Aviation, Inc. Their goal was to build as many twin engine B 25 Mitchell medium