Pilots as authors and vice versa
Just got a book from the wife:
Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying by Roal Dahl. Mr. Dahl was a WWII pilot but is famous today for writing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach as well as other books.
I also have a collection of short stories from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry who is famous for writing The Little Prince. He was also a pilot during WWII.
This got me thinking. Are there other "famous" authors out there who have a less-known past as aviators? If there is a field that gets people writing it's aviation, but I am asking about those authors who many of us know and love for their non-aviation works foremost and who may have flown some interesting missions in life.
I guess us pilots are just children at heart...considering that Roal and Antoine are both known for their childrens books.
Last edited by Trolle; 20th May 2013 at 11:13.