Arctic Bush Pilot: From Navy Combat to Flying Alaska's Northern Wilderness- A Memoir
Book Details
Author(s)James "Andy" Anderson, Jim Rearden
PublisherEpicenter Press
ISBN / ASIN0945397836
ISBN-139780945397830
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank418,522
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Backed by Wien Airlines, former Navy combat pilot "Andy" Anderson pioneered post-World War II bush service to Alaska's vast Koyokuk River region serving miners, Natives, sportsmen, geologists, adventurers, and assorted bush rats. He flew mining equipment, gold, live wolves and sled dogs, you name it -- anything needed for life in the bush. He sweated out dozens of dangerous medical-emergency flights, ""always at night and in terrible storms.
