This book opens the door to a lost chapter of Aviation history and to a secret royal thank you that was hidden for almost eighty years.  It follows Lawrence Dale Bell, founder of Bell Aircraft, as he builds the P-39 Airacobra for Britain during World War II, helps spark America's first jet program, and earns the personal gratitude of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.  Two rare airplane brooches, made in precious metal and stones, were created for him by royal order.  They vanished into private vaults, passed through family hands, and have only now been traced, tested, authenticated and explained.

With new records, new evidence, and new voices, this book restores the full truth of how one quiet American designer helped change the air war, and how the Crown quietly honored him for it.

These gems are not only jewelry, they are keys and once you see what they unlock, you will never look at the story of World War II the same way again.