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Louisiana Aviation : An Extraordinary History in Photographs /
Louisiana entrepreneurs and pilots were among the first to advance the idea of air travel, improve aircraft design, and usher in the Golden Age of Aviation. They developed aerial crop dusting, initiated airmail routes, pushed the limits of stunt flying, and entertained spectators with air races. Wit...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University Press,
2012.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- 1: Beginnings. From land and sea into the air
- Pioneering airmail service
- The Lindbergh visit
- 2: An era of entrepreneurs. Grass strips and muddy landings
- The Wedell-Williams Air Service in Patterson, Louisiana
- The Delta Air Service in Monroe, Louisiana
- 3: Skies fit for a Kingfish, Shushan Airport
- 4: Transformations. After World War II: Moisant/Louis Armstron International Airport-New Orleans
- The East Baton Rouge/Downtown and Harding/Ryan Airports-Baton Rouge
- Houma-Terrebonne Airport
- Shreveport Regional and Downtown Airports
- Lafayette Regional Airport
- Afte the Cold War: Chennault International Airport-Lake Charles
- Alexandria International Airport at England Air Park-Alexandria
- 5: Louisiana's hometown airports. Crop-dusting
- General aviation airports
- Fly-ins and air shows
- Conclusion
- Appendix. Louisiana's public airports
- Louisiana's aviation museums
- Louisiana's college aviation programs
- Louisiana's aviation organizations.