Dreams of flight : general aviation in the United States / by Janet R. Daly Bednarek, Michael H. Bed...
Dreams of flight : general aviation in the United States / by Janet R. Daly Bednarek, Michael H. Bed...
Dreams of flight : general aviation in the United States / by Janet R. Daly Bednarek, Michael H. Bednarek.
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Publisher
College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2003.
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N387.70973/13
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Language
English
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Physical content
p. cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. From First Seeds to Early Blossoms -- Ch. 2. The "Golden Age": 1926-39 -- Ch. 3. For the Duration: 1939-45 -- Ch. 4. Up from the Ashes: 1945-80 -- Ch. 5. Dreams Once Again Deferred: Post-1980 -- Sources for the History of General Aviation.
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College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2003.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
Texas
Date Published
c2003.
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Summary
"This history examines the many airplanes used in general aviation, from early Wright and Curtiss aircraft to the Piper Cub and the Lear Jet. The authors trace the careers of birdmen, birdwomen, barnstormers, and others who shaped general aviation - from Clyde Cessna and the Stinson family of San Antonio to Olive Ann Beech and Paul Poberezny of Mil...
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Dreams of flight : general aviation in the United States / by Janet R. Daly Bednarek, Michael H. Bednarek.
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Centennial of flight series ; no. 4.
From first seeds to early blossoms -- The "Golden Age" : 1926-39 -- For the duration : 1939-45 -- Up from the ashes : 1945-80 -- Dreams once again deferred : post-1980.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N387.70973/13
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74VKp2LNjoQy
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ISBN
1585442577 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781585442577 (cloth : alk. paper)
DDC
387.70973
MMS ID
991019168099702626
