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#85 Walter and Olive Ann Beech (Aviation Legends)

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It's the roar. That throaty growl, a sound so distinct and intriguing that it causes your eye and your ear to search the sky for its source. A tiny speck on the horizon draws nearer. And soon a dramatically different looking airplane comes into view. It looks mighty and powerful.

But at the same time sleek and elegant. One wonders. Who was Ventresome? This book is a story of how that unique airplane and many others came to be.

And the two people responsible for their creation. They were Walter and Olive Ann Beach. Co founders of Beach Aircraft. And I am proud to say They were my parents.

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