Walking on air : the aerial adventures of Phoebe Omlie /

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Aviation pioneer Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie (1902-1975) was once one of the most famous women in America, regarded as second only to Amelia Earhart among America's women pilots. She earned the first commercial pilot's license issued to a woman and became a successful air racer. During the New...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sherman, Janann
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, ©2011.
Colección:Willie Morris books in memoir and biography.
Temas:
Omlie, Phoebe Fairgrave, > 1902-1975.
1900-1999
Women air pilots > United States > Biography.
Air pilots > United States > Biography.
Aeronautics > United States > History > 20th century.
Aéronautique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Pilotes d'aéronef > États-Unis > Biographies.
Femmes pilotes d'aéronef > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
TRANSPORTATION > Aviation > History.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Adventurers & Explorers.
Aeronautics.
Air pilots.
Women air pilots.
United States.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Aviation pioneer Phoebe Fairgrave Omlie (1902-1975) was once one of the most famous women in America, regarded as second only to Amelia Earhart among America's women pilots. She earned the first commercial pilot's license issued to a woman and became a successful air racer. During the New Deal, she became the first woman to hold an executive position in federal aeronautics. This book presents a thorough biography of Omlie.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 196 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781617031250
1617031259
1283193418
9781283193412
9786613193414
6613193410
9781496801913
1496801911

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