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Wings Over Illinois.
Wings over Illinois recounts World War II veteran Arthur Abney's illustrious aviation career, effectively documenting a span in our own nation's history from the vantage of the skies. Abney describes a lifetime of experience, from his time as an eager young pilot with the Flying Egyptians...
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| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Carbondale :
Southern Illinois University Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Introduction: Kitty Hawk to the Moon; Part One: From Harco to the Skies; The Early Years; Navy Training; VPB-16 at War; Back to Corpus; After the War; A Challenge; American Airlines; Back to Southern Illinois; Part Two: Hangar Flying; Introduction; Fifty Stories; FLYING AT THE BUOY; DOC BILL BERNARD'S STORIES; TWO HOMEBUILT AIRPLANES; PRAYER HELPS; A CONSERVATIVE VIEW; FLIGHT EXPERIENCE; A MEMORABLE FLIGHT; INVERTED SPINS; THE ISLE OF CAPRI; AWFULLY SHORT RUNWAY!; THE LAST FIGHTER SWEEP FOR MOHAWK 13; NC21000. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Training pays offtwo missions over germany; so you want to fly a big airplane?; lost and found over scotland; a double birthday; a "hairy" tale; moments from disaster; in the drink during the korean war; practical experience; an ego-deflator flight; our first mission; what were the odds?; the day i became an ace; a close call; the breezy; guardian angels; i remember that airplane; stalag xvii b; a beginner's flying experience; tough mission; reevaluating my past; my three exciting adventures; lost; things that go bump in the sky; no more macho; the bermuda triangle; then and now. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a THE SKIPPER'S STORYFORCED LANDING; MARGINAL MOVES; AN ATLANTIC ODYSSEY; MY STRETCH IN SERVICE; SWELLS, STALLS, AND SPIES; WE WERE LUCKY; GOOD LUCK-AND SKILL; SKUD RUNNING; ARE WE STILL FLYING?; MISSISSIPPI MUD; Back Cover. | |
| 520 | |a Wings over Illinois recounts World War II veteran Arthur Abney's illustrious aviation career, effectively documenting a span in our own nation's history from the vantage of the skies. Abney describes a lifetime of experience, from his time as an eager young pilot with the Flying Egyptians to his tour of service during World War II, his years with the Illinois Department of Aeronautics, American Airlines, and the Southern Illinois University Aviation Management and Flight program. Abney introduces readers to hangar flying-exciting end-of-day flig. | ||
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