Owen Zupp is an award-winning aviation author. This book is one of ten by him. His first book, Down to Earth, was published in 2006 by Grub Street (UK). His biography about his father, Without Precedent, has been even more widely acclaimed. His work has featured in magazines around the globe including FlyPast and Airliner World in the United Kingdom, Aviation History and Plane & Pilot in the United States, and Global Aviator in South Africa, as well as Australian Aviation. Owen has won Australasian Aviation Press Club awards and is a commercial pilot with more than 35 years’ experience. He is also an officer in the RAAF Reserve.