Aviation in North Carolina : a history / Michael C. Hardy.

Author/creator Hardy, Michael C. author.
Format Book
PublicationCharleston, SC : The History Press, 2025.
Copyright Date©2025
Description206 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Before the Wright brothers : early aviation in North Carolina -- Twelve seconds at Kitty Hawk -- Barnstorming and aerial combat, 1909-1918 -- Lindbergh, Rickenbacker and Earhart : the golden age of aviation -- Watching the skies and protecting the coast : aviation in North Carolina during World War II -- "You can get there from here" : post-World War II commercial aviation and the Cold War -- A few famous fliers from North Carolina -- Some of North Carolina's aviation tragedies -- Looking for North Carolina's aviation heritage : museums and static displays -- Appendix A: Tuskegee airmen from North Carolina -- Appendix B: Women's Air Service Pilots (WASP) from North Carolina -- Appendix C: Lost airports -- Appendix D: Early North Carolina landing fields and airports -- Appendix E: 1940s North Carolina air carriers.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9781467156417 paperback
ISBN1467156418 paperback

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner NC Stacks TL670.3 .H37 2025 ✔ Available Place Hold