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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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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Caire, Vincent, 1962-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, 2012.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé: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. With over twenty years of experience in the aviation industry, pilot and freelance writer Vincent P. Caire chronicles the state's contribution to the history of flight in nearly 200 vintage and contemporary photographs, many never-before published. Photos of early aviation pioneer John Moisant, air rac.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (144 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780807142110