There is nothing quite like the stories of those who were present at the creation of aviation, who knew aviation in its rag-wing infancy, and whose careers progressed along with the march of technology-- flying faster, higher and more precisely with a particularly interesting foundation of knowledge. One of these exceptional people was Captain William L. Bacheler who, as a boy of eight years old, strained to catch a glimpse of his hero, Charles Lindbergh during a Seattle parade. From that moment on, he looked to the skies as his passion and ambition in life. His dream was realized when...