Orville's aviators : outstanding alumni of the Wright Flying School, 1910-1916

Title
  1. Orville's aviators : outstanding alumni of the Wright Flying School, 1910-1916 / John Carver Edwards.
Published by
  1. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, ©2009.
Author
  1. Edwards, John Carver.

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Description
  1. v, 189 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
  1. "The six pioneers profiled were graduates of the Wright Brothers' School of Aviation, which flourished from 1910 to 1916. These airmen fairly represent their 113 fellow alumni in their love of flying; knowledge of aircraft; a shared dash of sardonic fatalism in an optimistic outlook on life; persistence; and devotion to their instructors and the Wrights"--Provided by publisher.
Subject
  1. Wright Flying School > Alumni and alumnae
  2. Wright Flying School
  3. Dayton (Ohio) > Wright Flying School
  4. Geschichte
  5. Geschichte 1910-1916
  6. Air pilots > United States > Biography
  7. Air pilots
  8. Universities and colleges > Alumni and alumnae
  9. Flugzeugführer
  10. Ausbildung
  11. United States
  12. USA
Genre/Form
  1. Biographies.
Contents
  1. Arthur L. Welsh : the Wrights' peerless salesman of flight -- Howard Gill : Baltimore's privileged birdman -- Arch Freeman : pioneer flying's Man Friday -- Grover Bergdoll : early aviation's loose cannon -- George Gray : flying the resort circuit -- Howard Rinehart : Orville's favorite.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-186) and index.