Wichita's Legacy of Flight (KS) (Images of America)
by AIAA-Wichita Section, Jay M. Price
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Author: AIAA-Wichita Section, Jay M. PriceEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-09-21
ISBN: 0738531804
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
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Book Review: Peerless Princess of the Plains
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an awesome walk down memory lane for anyone who lived or visited there during the time periods covered. Especially so for aviation enthusiasts. An evolution of entrepreneurs and adventurers rarely seen in but a few places in the world. These were risk takers of both their money and their lives.
For those of us fortunate to arrive in Wichita soon after WWII and become a part of this great opportunity, it provides hours of wonderful reminiscing. The city and surrounding areas grew rapidly with the burgeoning aircraft industry plus addition of McConnel AFB in 1950.
My good fortune was to also grow and become personally acquainted with many of the people named in the companies ... truly great Americans!
For the General Aviation buff, hard to beat,
Ed Law
Summary of Wichita's Legacy of Flight (KS) (Images of America)
Known as the "Air Capital of the World," Wichita, Kansas, has been continuously associated with aviation longer than any city in the world. The city's inventive and entrepreneurial spirit made an early mark on the aviation and aerospace industries. From the first hot air balloons floating over the wheat fields to the major aviation corporations that still call the city home, Wichita has been associated with the wonder of flight, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2003. The images in this book document the evolution of flight and its subsequent effect on the cowtown that dared to dream it could become an international center for aviation.State & Local Books
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