Mesa's Falcon Field began during World War II when a small group of Hollywood celebrities financed pilot training facilities (Southwest Airways) in the United States for American Allied forces. Thousands of British Royal Air Force pilots, joined by pilots from Russia, China, and 24 other nations at neighboring airfields, earned their wings in the Arizona desert. In 1945, the City of Mesa purchased the facility for $1, and then for the next 20 years leased it to Rocket Power, Inc., which manufactured a solid fuel rocket propellant. Today Falcon Field is a bustling municipal airport and a growin... Read More
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Mesa's Falcon Field began during World War II when a small group of Hollywood celebrities financed pilot training facilities (Southwest Airways) in the United States for American Allied forces. Thousands of British Royal Air Force pilots, joined by pilots from Russia, China, and 24 other nations at neighboring airfields, earned their wings in the Arizona desert. In 1945, the City of Mesa purchased the facility for $1, and then for the next 20 years leased it to Rocket Power, Inc., which manufactured a solid fuel rocket propellant. Today Falcon Field is a bustling municipal airport and a growin... Read More
Mesa's Falcon Field began during World War II when a small group of Hollywood celebrities financed pilot training facilities (Southwest Airways) in the United States for American Allied forces. Thousands of British Royal Air Force pilots, joined by pilots from Russia, China, and 24 other nations at neighboring airfields, earned their wings in the Arizona desert. In 1945, the City of Mesa purchased the facility for $1, and then for the next 20 years leased it to Rocket Power, Inc., which manufactured a solid fuel rocket propellant. Today Falcon Field is a bustling municipal airport and a growing business center, with companies like Boeing, Nammo Talley, and MD Helicopters. The airpark also features the Commemorative Air Force Museum, home of one of the last flying B-17 bombers.
Details
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 7th September 2009
State: Arizona
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738571379
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX) HISTORY / United States / General
Reviews
Title: New book details history of Mesa's Falcon Field
Author: Steve Irvin
Publisher: ABC 15 News
Date: 9/10/09
Take a flight out of Mesa's Falcon field today, and you might not truly understand the history of this long-standing airport.
It was actually founded by a small group of Hollywood celebrities, including Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, who financed a facility for training allied pilots.
Thousands of British Royal Air Force pilots, along with pilots from Russia, China and 24 other nations were trained at Falcon Field and airfields in Glendale and Scottsdale.
The city of Mesa bought the airport for a dollar and leased it to Rocket Power, a company which manufactured solid fuel rocket propellant there for 20 years before it became a commerical airport and business center.
Author Daryl Mallett has assembled a book of more than 200 images documenting Falcon Field's history. The pictures chronicle the pilot training and the people who worked at the facility dating back nearly 70 years.
On Friday some of those RAF pilots will gather at Falcon Field to celebrate the release of the book and the airport's history. The event starts at 6:00 p.m. at Falcon's Roost Restaurant at 4731 E. Falcon Drive in Mesa.
Author Bio
Daryl F. Mallett has written a dozen books, including Falcon Field. Of his hundreds of publications, the two that have garnered the most recognition are “Tongue-Tied: Bubo’s Tale” in Star Wars: Tales from Jabba’s Palace and the storyline of the two-part Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Birthright” (with Barbra Wallace, Arthur Loy Holcomb and George Brozak), making him the rare writer to have worked on both Star Trek and Star Wars. His greatest joys in life are serving God and spending time with his children, Jacob, Brooke, Paige, Christian and Maia.
Mesa's Falcon Field began during World War II when a small group of Hollywood celebrities financed pilot training facilities (Southwest Airways) in the United States for American Allied forces. Thousands of British Royal Air Force pilots, joined by pilots from Russia, China, and 24 other nations at neighboring airfields, earned their wings in the Arizona desert. In 1945, the City of Mesa purchased the facility for $1, and then for the next 20 years leased it to Rocket Power, Inc., which manufactured a solid fuel rocket propellant. Today Falcon Field is a bustling municipal airport and a growing business center, with companies like Boeing, Nammo Talley, and MD Helicopters. The airpark also features the Commemorative Air Force Museum, home of one of the last flying B-17 bombers.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 7th September 2009
State: Arizona
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738571379
Format: Paperback
BISACs: HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX) HISTORY / United States / General
Title: New book details history of Mesa's Falcon Field
Author: Steve Irvin
Publisher: ABC 15 News
Date: 9/10/09
Take a flight out of Mesa's Falcon field today, and you might not truly understand the history of this long-standing airport.
It was actually founded by a small group of Hollywood celebrities, including Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire, who financed a facility for training allied pilots.
Thousands of British Royal Air Force pilots, along with pilots from Russia, China and 24 other nations were trained at Falcon Field and airfields in Glendale and Scottsdale.
The city of Mesa bought the airport for a dollar and leased it to Rocket Power, a company which manufactured solid fuel rocket propellant there for 20 years before it became a commerical airport and business center.
Author Daryl Mallett has assembled a book of more than 200 images documenting Falcon Field's history. The pictures chronicle the pilot training and the people who worked at the facility dating back nearly 70 years.
On Friday some of those RAF pilots will gather at Falcon Field to celebrate the release of the book and the airport's history. The event starts at 6:00 p.m. at Falcon's Roost Restaurant at 4731 E. Falcon Drive in Mesa.
Daryl F. Mallett has written a dozen books, including Falcon Field. Of his hundreds of publications, the two that have garnered the most recognition are “Tongue-Tied: Bubo’s Tale” in Star Wars: Tales from Jabba’s Palace and the storyline of the two-part Star Trek: The Next Generation episode “Birthright” (with Barbra Wallace, Arthur Loy Holcomb and George Brozak), making him the rare writer to have worked on both Star Trek and Star Wars. His greatest joys in life are serving God and spending time with his children, Jacob, Brooke, Paige, Christian and Maia.
