Major Robert S. Hirsch, USAF
(ret.) is the author of Goodyear and Formula One Racers (Goodyear & Formula One Racers); Goodyear Formula
One Air Racing 1967-1995 Volume Two (volume 2); and Schneider Trophy Racers. He is also the
co-author of Aircraft of Air Racing's Golden Age: A History of the Raceplanes from 1928-1939 and Wedell-Williams:
Air Service.
The MOAA said of Wedell-Williams:
Air Service, “Harry P. Williams and James R. Wedell formed one of the most productive alliances in aviation
in the 1930s. Their company, the Wedell-Williams Air Service Corporation, left a remarkable legacy to the world of air racing
and the state of Louisiana. Wedell possessed a keen sense of aerodynamics. His aircraft designs set a precedent by demonstrating
that bigger engines, with more power, were not always the right combination to place first. The Wedell-Williams story is about
individual genius, business savvy, and dedicated teamwork. It is a history of air racing at its best.”
