Wings Over Illinois
Wings over Illinois recounts World War II veteran Arthur Abney's illustrious aviation career, effectively documenting a span in our own nation's history from the vantage of the skies. Abney describes a lifetime of experience, from his time as an eager young pilot with the Flying Egyptians...
| Основен автор: | Abney, Gene. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Carbondale :
Southern Illinois University Press,
2007.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=643962 |
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Print version::
Wings Over Illinois. |
Съдържание:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Introduction: Kitty Hawk to the Moon; Part One: From Harco to the Skies; The Early Years; Navy Training; VPB-16 at War; Back to Corpus; After the War; A Challenge; American Airlines; Back to Southern Illinois; Part Two: Hangar Flying; Introduction; Fifty Stories; FLYING AT THE BUOY; DOC BILL BERNARD'S STORIES; TWO HOMEBUILT AIRPLANES; PRAYER HELPS; A CONSERVATIVE VIEW; FLIGHT EXPERIENCE; A MEMORABLE FLIGHT; INVERTED SPINS; THE ISLE OF CAPRI; AWFULLY SHORT RUNWAY!; THE LAST FIGHTER SWEEP FOR MOHAWK 13; NC21000.
- Training pays offtwo missions over germany; so you want to fly a big airplane?; lost and found over scotland; a double birthday; a "hairy" tale; moments from disaster; in the drink during the korean war; practical experience; an ego-deflator flight; our first mission; what were the odds?; the day i became an ace; a close call; the breezy; guardian angels; i remember that airplane; stalag xvii b; a beginner's flying experience; tough mission; reevaluating my past; my three exciting adventures; lost; things that go bump in the sky; no more macho; the bermuda triangle; then and now.
- THE SKIPPER'S STORYFORCED LANDING; MARGINAL MOVES; AN ATLANTIC ODYSSEY; MY STRETCH IN SERVICE; SWELLS, STALLS, AND SPIES; WE WERE LUCKY; GOOD LUCK-AND SKILL; SKUD RUNNING; ARE WE STILL FLYING?; MISSISSIPPI MUD; Back Cover.