Walter J. Boyne

Walter J. Boyne is a retired U.S. Air Force pilot, the former director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, a best-selling author, and a world-renowned authority on aviation history. His books include "The Smithsonian Book of Flight", "Eagles at War", and "Beyond the Wild Blue: A History of the United States Air Force, 1947-1997". He lives in Ashburn, Virginia.