Richard E. Eller

Piedmont Airlines

A Complete History, 1948-1989

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Produktbeschreibung

Founded by Thomas H. Davis in 1948, Piedmont Airlines was one of the most respected regional airlines of its time. This exhaustive history follows the airline from its humble beginnings at Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem, NC, to its 1989 absorption into USAir. Drawing upon corporate documents, local news stories, and countless personal interviews with former Piedmont employees, this tells the airline's history in detail.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. April 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 605g
• ISBN-13: 9780786469147
• ISBN-10: 0786469145
• Artikelnr.: 35937350

Autorenporträt

Richard E. Eller is a history professor at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory, North Carolina.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction: Speedbird     
1. Winston-Salem Air, 1918-1944     
2. First Flight, 1944-1948     
3. Puddle Jumping, 1948-1958     
4. Speedy Petey, 1958-1968     
5. Experience Comes with Age, 1968-1977     
6. The Hazards of Flight, 1959-1988     
7. The Great Outfit, 1978-1984     
8. The Last Virgin, 1985-1987     
9. Another Airline, 1987-1989     
Afterword: Last Flight Out     
Epilogue: Flying West     
Appendix A: The Piedmont Fleet, 1948-1989     
Appendix B: Piedmont Destinations, 1948-1989     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index