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First to fly : North Carolina and the beginnings of aviation Cover Image Book

First to fly : North Carolina and the beginnings of aviation / Thomas C. Parramore.

Parramore, Thomas C., (author.).

Summary:

A remarkable story filled with dreamers, inventors, scoundrels, and pioneering pilots, this tome recounts North Carolina's significant role in the early history of aviation.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780807854709
  • ISBN: 0807854700
  • ISBN: 9780807826768
  • ISBN: 0807826766
  • Physical Description: xiii, 372 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, facsimiles ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2002]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-349) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
To snatch the secret from the womb of time -- Fire in the belly -- Early birds -- As the surfmen tell it -- The demon of hill thirteen -- The early whirlies -- Kiwis and eagles -- The exhibitionists -- The Lafayette Escadrille -- Gory glory, hallelujah -- The greatest pilot on earth -- The lighthouse keeper's tale.

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Aeronautics > North Carolina > History.
North Caroliniana.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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