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Walter J. Boyne (born 1929) is the former director of the National Air & Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Boyne's books have made both the fiction and the nonfiction bestseller lists of the New York Times.

In May 1951, after two years at the university, Boyne entered the Aviation Cadet program and started flight school. On December 19, 1952 he was awarded his wings as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.

In 1957, he returned to college and graduated with honors from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in business administration. Boyne continued his education and earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh, also with honors.

Boyne began his writing career in 1962 while still in the Air Force. Tired of the repetitive aviation articles of the time, he chose to write about lesser-known people and airplanes starting with an article on the Curtiss P-36. Boyne’s article was accepted by the Royal Air Force Flying Review, a British magazine. He went on to write for virtually every U.S. aviation magazine, becoming a contributing editor to many of them.

Boyne served during the Vietnam War as commander of the 635th Services Squadron at U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Base where he flew 120 combat hours as a C-47 instructor pilot. Colonel Boyne retired from the Air Force on June 1, 1974 with more than 5,000 hours in various aircraft. After retiring from the Air Force, Boyne joined the National Air and Space Museum as curator of air transport. Boyne was named acting director of the museum in 1982, and director on February 10, 1983.

His first novel, The Wild Blue, (with Steven Thompson) was published in 1986 and became a best seller on the New York Times’ fiction list. He resigned as director of the museum in 1986 to concentrate on his writing career.

Boyne is currently Chairman of the Board of the National Aeronautic Association.

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Walter J. Boyne Bibliography

Fiction

(1986) The Wild Blue: The Novel of the U.S. Air Force

(1989) Trophy for Eagles

(1992) Air Force Eagles

(1993) Eagles at War

(2003) Dawn Over Kitty Hawk: The Novel of the Wright Brothers

(2006) Roaring Thunder: A Novel of the Jet Age

(2006) Supersonic Thunder: A Novel of the Jet Age

(2009) Hypersonic Thunder: A Novel of the Jet Age

Non-Fiction

(1979) The Jet Age: Forty Years of Jet Aviation

(1980) Messerschmitt Me 262: Arrow to the Future (Schiffer Military/Aviation History)

(1980) Flying: An Introduction to Flight, Airplanes, and Aviation Careers

(1981) Boeing B-52: A Documentary History (Schiffer Military Aviation History)

(1982) The Aircraft Treasures of Silver Hill: Behind the Scenes Workshop of the National Air and Space Museum

(1983) Vertical Flight

(1984) De Havilland DH-4: From Flaming Coffin to Living Legend

(1985) Phantom in Combat

(1986) The Leading Edge

(1987) The Smithsonian Book of Flight

(1988) The Smithsonian Book of Flight for Young People

(1988) Power Behind the Wheel: Evolution of Car Design and Technology

(1990) Flight (How Things Work)

(1991) Weapons of Desert Storm (A P/I book)

(1991) Gulf War; a Comprehensive Guide to People, Places & Weapons

(1992) Classic Aircraft

(1992) Art in Flight: The Sculpture of John Safer

(1993) Silver Wings: A History of the United States Air Force

(1994) Clash of Wings: World War II in the Air

(1995) Clash of Titans: World War II at Sea

(1995) Fly Past, Fly Present: A Celebration of Preserved Aviation

(1997) Beyond the Wild Blue: A History of the U. S. Air Force, 1947-1997

(1998) Beyond the Horizons: The Lockheed Story

(1999) Brassey’s Air Combat Reader (editor)

(2001) Aces in Command: Fighter Pilots as Combat Leaders

(2001) German Military Aircraft

(2001) The Best of Wings: Great Articles from Airpower and Wings Magazines (Vol 1)

(2001) Aviation 100, Volume I

(2001) Classic Aircraft, 2001

(2002) Aviation 100, Volume II

(2002) The Two O’Clock War: The 1973 Yom Kippur Conflict and the Airlift That Saved Israel

(2003) Aviation 100, Volume III

(2003) Air Warfare: An Encyclopedia 2 Volume set

(2003) Influence of Air Power Upon History, The: A Giniger Book

(2003) Chronicle of Flight: A Year-By-Year History of Aviation

(2003) Rising Tide: The Untold Story Of The Russian Submarines That Fought The Cold War

(2003) Operation Iraqi Freedom: What Went Right, What Went Wrong, and Why

(2003) The Alpha Bravo Delta Guide to the U.S. Air Force

(2003) The Alpha Bravo Delta Guide to the U.S. Navy

(2003) The Alpha Bravo Delta Guide to the U.S. Army

(2003) The Alpha Bravo Delta Guide to the U.S. Marines

(2004) Today’s Best Military Writing: The Finest Articles on the Past, Present, and Future of the U.S. Military

(2007) Soaring to Glory: The United States Air Force Memorial

(2011) How the Helicopter Changed Modern Warfare

VJ Books Presents Walter J. Boyne!

Rising TideSigned First Edition

Roaring ThunderSigned First Edition

Trophy for EaglesSigned First Edition

Rising Tide
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Roaring Thunder
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Trophy for Eagles
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