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Orville's aviators : outstanding alumni of the Wright Flying School, 1910-1916

Title
Orville's aviators : outstanding alumni of the Wright Flying School, 1910-1916 / John Carver Edwards.
Author
Edwards, John Carver.
Publication
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, ©2009.

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Description
v, 189 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
"The six pioneers profiled were graduates of the Wright Brothers' School of Aviation, which flourished from 1910 to 1916. These airmen fairly represent their 113 fellow alumni in their love of flying; knowledge of aircraft; a shared dash of sardonic fatalism in an optimistic outlook on life; persistence; and devotion to their instructors and the Wrights"--Provided by publisher.
Subject
  • Wright Flying School > Alumni and alumnae
  • Wright Flying School
  • Dayton (Ohio) > Wright Flying School
  • Geschichte
  • Geschichte 1910-1916
  • Air pilots > United States > Biography
  • Air pilots
  • Universities and colleges > Alumni and alumnae
  • Flugzeugführer
  • Ausbildung
  • United States
  • USA
Genre/Form
Biographies.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-186) and index.
Contents
Arthur L. Welsh : the Wrights' peerless salesman of flight -- Howard Gill : Baltimore's privileged birdman -- Arch Freeman : pioneer flying's Man Friday -- Grover Bergdoll : early aviation's loose cannon -- George Gray : flying the resort circuit -- Howard Rinehart : Orville's favorite.
ISBN
  • 9780786442270
  • 0786442271
LCCN
2009006340
OCLC
  • ocn270109664
  • 270109664
  • SCSB-1511264
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library