Since the late 1960s Erik Simonsen has been photographing all types of military, commercial, business and sports aviation subjects. What started as a hobby has turned into part-time professional work, as Simonsen authored two photographically illustrated books, entitled Spy Planes and This is Stealth, and numerous magazine articles.
"... makes for fascinating reading."-- (12/19/2016)
"All in all, this is a very good book produced to extremely high
standards that will fill an important gap in any aviation history
collection."--George Hulett"Air Classics" (08/10/2016)
"An interesting look into the competition process as well as a
useful history of aviation evolution."--Chris Banyai-Riepl"Internet
Modeler" (09/19/2016)
"An outstanding tale of post-WWII-era-fly-off competitions for
bombers and fighters. A must read."-- (07/22/2016)
"Excellent entertainment for American aerophiles
everywhere."--Finescale Modeler Magazine (09/26/2016)
"It is a must for any aviation enthusiast's bookshelf and a good
read for those in the aviation industry."--Daniel Schwabe"Air &
Space Power Journal" (10/25/2018)
"Simonsen's fascinating review of key procurement programs is sure
to engender nostaligia."--Philip Handleman"Aviation History"
(11/23/2016)
"Simonsen's superb study sports lots of spellbinding stuff."--David
L. Veres"Cybermodeler" (07/15/2016)
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