For more than 80 years local men and women designed and built aircraft that made Hagerstown, Maryland, a leader in aviation manufacturing. Recently-discovered photographs and stills from rare local films document the pioneering days of Bellanca, Kreider, Reisner, Fairchild and Henson. See how the massive expansion of Fairchild Aircraft during WWII, the development of the C-119 “Flying Boxcar� and the world famous A-10 Thunderbolt II shaped the Hagerstown community and the world of aviation. This book preserves a vital part of the community’s aviation history and commemorates the hard work and dedication of those who lived it! It is also the companion book to the documentary film by the same name.