Together We Fly : Voices from the DC-3

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Filucci, Julie Boatman.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Airplanes--Piloting--Examinations, questions, etc.

Private flying--Examinations, questions, etc.

Private flying--United States--Examinations, questions, etc. -- Periodicals.

Local Subjects:

Airplanes--Piloting--Examinations, questions, etc.

Private flying--Examinations, questions, etc.

Private flying--United States--Examinations, questions, etc. -- Periodicals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 p.)

Other Title:

Together We Fly

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc., 2011.

Summary:

Over its 70-year history, the Douglas DC-3 has shaped virtually every life that it has touched. Those lives, and why this airplane mattered to them, come alive in the book Together We Fly: Voices From the DC-3. The author uses narratives collected from engineers, builders, pilots, stewardesses, baggage loaders, ramp crew, mechanics, soldiers, and passengers to illustrate each period of the airplane's history. Beginning with Donald Douglas, through the airplane's development and flight test, initial airline success, war service, regional airline use, life as a cargo hauler, and current e

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Foreword by Jack Pelton; Preface-Gathering the Voices; Doug; Scrapbook; Barbershop Days; The Sum of Its Parts; Devil in the Details; 335.50; Just Another Flight; The Classroom; Flag Stop; Golf Shoes; Out of the Night; Ferry Flight; Working the Line; A Low Moon; Daffodils in Dark Days; The Silent Question; Cold Comforts; Minks; The Last Manifest; The Frontiers; Captured; Weather Bound; Puff; No Way Out; The Island Chain; Baby Doll; Cold Ride; Idle Days; Flying Again; Timeless; Roll Call; Acknowledgments; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

OCLC:

754582833