Harry Combs

Harry B. Combs (1913–2003) was an American aviation pioneer, aircraft manufacturer, and executive who also became an author. He founded Combs Aviation, later served as president of Gates Learjet, and wrote both fiction and nonfiction, including the novel *Brules* and the award-winning *Kill Devil Hill*.[1][2]

Denver, United States Jan 27, 1913 Wikipedia
fiction nonfiction aviation