04376nam 22009373u 450 991082234390332120210108044416.01-4985-0266-0(CKB)2670000000615631(EBL)2046412(SSID)ssj0001482253(PQKBManifestationID)12621382(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001482253(PQKBWorkID)11508641(PQKB)10073067(MiAaPQ)EBC2046412(EXLCZ)99267000000061563120150518d2015|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrKorean American Pioneer Aviators The Willows AirmenLanham Lexington Books20151 online resource (165 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4985-0264-4 1-4985-0265-2 Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter One: Establishing the Willows Aviation School; Chapter Two: Setting the Record Straight; Chapter Three: Korean and American Aviation History; Chapter Four: Notable Korean American Pilots, Independence Activists, and Organizations; Chapter Five: Furled Wings; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors<span><span>This 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. It 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.</span></span>Air pilots -- California -- Willows -- BiographyAir pilots -- California -- Willows -- History -- 20th centuryAir pilots -- Training of -- California -- Willows -- History -- 20th centuryKorea -- History -- Autonomy and independence movementsKorea -- Relations -- United StatesKorean Americans -- California -- Willows -- BiographyKoreans -- California -- Willows -- BiographyUnited States -- Relations -- KoreaWillows (Calif.) -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th centuryWillows Korean Aviation School -- HistoryAir pilotsHistory20th centuryCaliforniaWillowsBiographyAir pilotsHistoryTraining of20th centuryWillowsCaliforniaBiographyKorean AmericansWillowsCaliforniaBiographyKoreansCaliforniaWillowsAir pilotsCaliforniaWillowsMechanical EngineeringHILCCEngineering & Applied SciencesHILCCAeronautics Engineering & AstronauticsHILCCWillows (Calif.)Ethnic relationsHistory20th centuryUnited StatesRelationsKoreaKoreaRelationsUnited StatesKoreaHistoryAutonomy and independence movementsAir pilots -- California -- Willows -- Biography.Air pilots -- California -- Willows -- History -- 20th century.Air pilots -- Training of -- California -- Willows -- History -- 20th century.Korea -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements.Korea -- Relations -- United States.Korean Americans -- California -- Willows -- Biography.Koreans -- California -- Willows -- Biography.United States -- Relations -- Korea.Willows (Calif.) -- Ethnic relations -- History -- 20th century.Willows Korean Aviation School -- History.Air pilotsHistoryAir pilotsHistoryTraining ofKorean AmericansKoreansAir pilotsMechanical EngineeringEngineering & Applied SciencesAeronautics Engineering & Astronautics629.13092/3957073Chang Edward T1665271Han Woo Sung1665272AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910822343903321Korean American Pioneer Aviators4023776UNINA