Eastern Iowa's Aviation Heritage (Images of Aviation)
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (711 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738583308 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. He has authored several books about Iowa history and many magazine articles about aviation. About the Author Scott M. Fisher is a native Iowan originally from Davenport who has been an educator and writer for over 30 years
Airmail stop and, during World War II, Ottumwa and other communities operated training sites for military aviation, with women playing a major role. Dubuque’s Clifton “Ole” Oleson barnstormed from Oelwein to Mount Pleasant and in communities in between. Visionaries like the Livingston brothers from Cedar Falls and Davenport’s Ralph Cram, Don Luscombe, and Billy Cook started air taxi and freight lines, flight and mechanic schools, and aircraft manufacturing facilities. Iowa City became an original U.S. Iowans embraced aviation from its very beginning. Two decades later, early powered-flight daredevils like Lincoln Beachey, Glenn Messer, and Eugene Ely thrilled huge crowds along the Mississippi River from Decorah to Fort Madison. In the late 1800s, Keokuk’s Baldwin brothers headlined Lee County Chautauqua festivals with balloon ascensions. The postwar establishment of regional air carriers became commonplace, and today a new generation is leading Eastern Iowa into the 21st century while preserving the memory of those who started it all.
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