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Out of the Blue - The Life and Legend of Kirby Grant -Sky King

Out of the Blue: Sky King

By TIM TROTT

Those of us of a certain age grew up with the Sky King television show. Those old black and white TV shows inspired many aviation careers. That includes many airline pilots, flight instructors and even astronauts. I met and got to know Kirby Grant and his wife, Carolyn, after they retired to Central Florida in 1971.

Those of us of a certain age grew up with the Sky King television show. Those old black and white TV shows inspired many aviation careers. That includes many airline pilots, flight instructors and even astronauts.

I met and got to know Kirby Grant and his wife, Carolyn, after they retired to Central Florida in 1971. I visited Kirby as he was recovering from heart surgery in 1978. He told me he was writing a book. The title would be the iconic words of the announcer at the opening of the Sky King television shows. The title was to be “Out of the Blue”. Kirby even mentioned the not-yet-started book in an interview on Good Morning America. That interview can be found on YouTube.

After Kirby’s passing in 1986, Carolyn Grant told me that “book” had existed only in Kirby’s mind and intentions. Writing this book is the fulfillment of a promise I made to Carolyn Grant.

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Publish Date

2018-05-13

Published Year

2018

Total Pages

104

ISBN

‎ 1549606220

ISBN 13

‎ 978-1549606229

Format

Paperback and eBook

Country

USA

Dimension

6 x 9

Weight

4.8 ounces

File Format

ePub

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