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Downey's Aerospace History:: 1947-1999 (Images of Aviation) Paperback – Illustrated, June 3, 2009

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Title: New book offers revealing look at Downey's aerospace history
Author: Eric Pierce
Publisher: The Downey Patriot
Date: 6/5/09

A new book chronicling Downey's extensive contributions to this country's aerospace industry will be released by its publisher Monday.

"Downey's Aerospace History 1947-1999" was written by Gerald Blackburn, a former engineer with North American Aviation and Boeing who spent 25 years at the Downey plant.

Blackburn includes more than 200 vintage photographs in the 128-page book, giving readers a rare look inside the facility where NASA engineers tested early technology that would take man to the moon.

According to Blackburn, the idea for a book was conceived during a conversation among members of the Aerospace Legacy Foundation (ALF), which shares co-author credit.

"The Foundation's mission is to preserve the historical record of the aerospace industry in Southern California, primarily the old NASA site in Downey," Blackburn said. "During discussions one day somebody thought it would be a good idea to put together a book that documented some of that history for the public."

Blackburn said the site's vast history forced the group to split the book into two volumes. "Downey's Aerospace History 1947-1999" is actually the second part to the 2-book series.

"Much like 'Star Wars,' we wrote the second one first," Blackburn said.

The prequel, tentatively titled "Vultee Field," will cover the site's early aircraft days, dating back to 1928 when local industrialist E.M. Smith purchased the land for his private company, EMSCO Aircraft. That book is currently being written by Jim Busby, a vice president of ALF, Blackburn said.

Blackburn estimated it took about one year to complete "Downey's Aerospace History." Much of that time was spent documenting the thousands of images he collected from city officials, the Downey Historical Society and private collectors.

"Many images were not documented very well in terms of what they were of, dates, those kinds of things," he said.

Arcadia Publishing is publisher of "Downey's Aerospace History." Arcadia assumed the cost of publishing and will donate 50 percent of royalties back to ALF.

"From our standpoint it wasn't so much the profit that we were after but educating the public," Blackburn said.

Blackburn said he hoped the book will spur former employees to step forward and share their memories of the former NASA site. He also hopes the plant's historical significance is not lost to future generations.

"I'm hoping the public will recall some memories of what went on here and come to the realization that some important things happened in Downey that should be shared," he said.

"Downey's Aerospace History 1947-1999," $21.00, Arcadia Publishing. Available at local retailers, online bookstores, or through Arcadia Publishing at www.arcadiapublishing.com or (888) 313-2665.

Title: Sneak peak at new Downey book

Author: Eric Pierce

Publisher: The Downey Patriot

Date: 6/1/2009



It won't be released to the public until next week, but a new book chronicling Downey's rich aerospace history was made available to media today.



"Downey's Aerospace History, 1947-1999" is part of Arcadia Publishing's Images of Aviation series. More than 200 images and photographs are included in the 128-page, softcover book, along with commentary from author Gerald Blackburn, a former North American Aviation engineer, and the Aerospace Legacy Foundation.



From the news release:



"A wealthy Los Angeles industrialist, E.M. Smith, began this history with the purchase of a portion of the Huynan Ranch in August 1929. His company, EMSCO Aircraft, was the first of what would become a memorable list of pioneers in avaition and space.



"The story of the site's aerospace history extends from North American Aviation's tenancy in 1947 to the site closure in 1999 when engineers and scientists designed and developed the aerospace technology that took man to the moon and established a permanent presence in space."



The Downey Historical Society seems to have contributed a great deal to the book as well.



"Downey's Aerospace History, 1947-1999" will be available beginning June 8 at local retailers, online bookstores, or through Arcadia Publishing at www.arcadiapublishing.com or (888) 313-2665.



We'll have a review of the book in this week's issue, June 5.

About the Author

Author Gerald A. Blackburn was an engineer and project manager with North American Aviation and the Boeing Company, spending 35 years at the Downey site. Here he tells the story of the unique heritage associated with this site and city through photographs and images from private and public archives, including the collection of Downey's Aerospace Legacy Foundation.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Arcadia Publishing; Illustrated edition (June 3, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0738569534
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0738569536
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 0.31 x 9.25 inches
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I like it because It has great photos of North American Aviation Space Division Downey during the Apollo era. It covers the hound dog and space shuttle too.

Anyone studying or doing research on the Apollo area should get this book. It is light on text with loads of photos. It more like a like Life magazine issue or a Times/life book but with less text. It also has some building site plans and diagrams. The photos are of high quality with detail information on them.The book is well done.

The only down side is there is no color at all in the book. All the photos, details , diagrams and etc. are in black and white.

I Included a photo of myseft to this comment. It is not in this book. It shows my back. It was cool working on spaceships. But when the Apollo program was finished everybody got laid off-Oh well.

All and all It was a good purchase.
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