Runways in the Sand by Art Wilson, Signed by Author, Blythe, California. Photos 1, 2 and 3 show the front cover, back cover, and binding. Photo # 4 shows the Signature Page. Photo # 5 shows the Title Page. Photos 6 and 7 show the publishing information and Table of Contents. Photo # 8 shows a B-24 Liberator Bomber, called the Tommy Thumper. Photo # 9 shows a A-20 Havoc and a DB-7 Boston, an !-31 Vengeance, dive bomber, P-39 Airacobra, a single engine pursuit plane. Photo # 10 shows the following planes: A-24 Banshee, dive bomber. Due to the success the Germans had using dive bombers in Poland and France, the Army Air Corps ordered the Douglas Dauntless, which was already in production for the U.S. Navy.  The B-34 Ventura, a 2 engine bomber. A-36 Apache, a single engine forerunner of the famed P-51 Mustang fighter. P-43 Lancer, a single engine camera equipped and utilized for photo reconnaissance. A L-4 Grasshopper, a military version of the famous 1930's Piper Club. The aircraft has a simple, lightweight design which gives it good low speed handling properties. The Grasshopper/Cub is one of the best known light aircraft of all time. The L-4 was typically used for reconnaissance, artillery spotting and moving personnel behind the lines. That is until Major Charles, Bazooka Charlie Carpenter got involved and got permission to mount 2 M-1 bazooka's to each wing. Then he added six M6A3 HEAT rockets, these weapons could effectively pierce the top armor of the heaviest German tanks. His plane was named: Rosie the Rocketer and was used in battle extensively in France. The plane Rosie the Rocketer was found abandoned in Austria with the help of research specialist Joe Schell. The Historic L-4 was a surprise find! With a victory tally that included 2 Tiger Tanks, 4 other tanks and a major force in forcing the German Panther Unit to retreat by immobilizing two German tanks and several armored cars, while killing or wounding a dozen or more enemy soldiers. Major Charlie Carpenter's attacks also forced the remaining Panther tanks to retreat, enabling a trapped 4th armored water support crew, who had witnessed Major Charles Carpenter's actions that day and were able to escape capture and destruction. No other surviving tank or aircraft of the Second World War had a more illustrious total of tanks destroyed. The L-4 plane Rosie the Rocketer can be seen inside the American Heritage Museum located in Britain as part of the War in Europe Gallery and is suspended on an attack run behind a German Panther tank. Photo # 11 shows the following aircraft: O-47, single engine, three place observation plane with windows in the plane's belly. O-45, Vigilant, single engine two place  observation plane. )-52 Owl a single engine two place observation plane used for military maneuvers. B-17 Flying Fortress four engine bombers were assigned o Blythe with the 34th Bomb Group from December 12th, 1942 to May 6th, 1943. The B-24 Liberator, four engine bomber were assigned to the 34th bomb group form May 6th, 1943 until April 1944. Photo # 12 shows the following aircraft: AT11-Kansan, two engine trainer plane by Beechcraft. The AT- was tje standard U.S. Army Air Forces World War II bombing trainer, about 90 percent of the more than 45,000 USAAF bombardiers trained in AT-11's. F4F Wildcat, single engine Navy fighter. The author is not sure how this  Navy Fighter came to be assigned to Blythe. C-53 Skytrooper,  two engine transport assigned to 63rd Troop Carrier Group, Victorville, California. CG-4A Waco glider, assigned to Army Flying school, Victorville, California. This was the most widely used glider of World War II. It was given the service name Hadrian (after the Roman emperor) by the British and maybe Hadrian's Wall in England. More than 13,900 CG-4A's were eventually delivered. The P-59 Airacomet, the United States first jet aircraft. Three P-59's were at Blythe for refueling on November 22, 1944. Photo # 13 shows the following aircraft: P-47 Thunderbolt fighter assigned to the Tuskegee Airmen, 99 Fighter Squadron. Assigned to Blythe in October, 1946 ror participation in a two month long maneuvers. B17, The Swoose, personal transport plane of USAAF Lt. George H. Brett, landed briefly at Blythe on December 26th, 1944 with the General on board.  Eventually retrieved from the scrap line at Kingman, Arizona Army Air Field after the war. The Swoose is now the oldest B-17 in existence and is currently located at the Smithsonian Institution in Maryland. Photo # 14 shows the first page of a six page chapter in the book about the years before World War II. Photo # 15 shows a penny postcard from the wife of Corporal Ralph Pellegrini, Marie Pellegrini, saying here is a picture of what the town looks like (Blythe). This picture was probably taken during Xmas time. You notice the tree. In about four blocks up the road that's all there is town. Marie says please keep the card, I want it. Photo # 16 shows the first page of a 13 page chapter in the book about the General George Patton era. Photo # 17 shows The Big Build Up with a photo of troops assemble on the base operations in preparation for a personnel inspection by Bridger General Robert F. Travis of the Bomber Command. This chapter cover 13 pages. Photo # 18 talks about the author who self published this book. Art Wilson is a retired California Highway Patrol Lieutenant, who formerly supervised the Patrol's Blythe Office. Shelf # 71.