Manuscript of balloons to jets: a century of aeronautics in Illinois, 1855-1955, 1956.

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Manuscript of balloons to jets: a century of aeronautics in Illinois, 1855-1955, 1956.

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Chapters, appendices, notes and bibliography. Includes chapters in original form before deletions. Covers amateur pilots, development of airmail, military aeronautics, commercial air transport, expansion of airports, and state and federal regulation of aeronautics. Appendices, not included in published form, include: A. Builders and Owners of Flying Machines, 1907-1916 (A list of Illinois residents who took up aeronautics as a hobby, where they lived and what they flew). B. Airports, Landing Fields and Seaplane Bases (Excluding Private Airports), 1919-1955. C. Standings of Contestants in Air Races, 1922-1933. D. Participants in Illinois Pilots' Air Tours and Efficiency Flight Contests, 1938-1941. A 90 page bibliography arranged according to chapter. Many citations have notes about the material.

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Scamehorn, H. Lee (Howard Lee), 1926-

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Original typed manuscript for a book following the history of flight in Illinois, from hot air balloons in the 1850's to jets in the 1950's. First printed as Illinois State Historical Society Occasional Publication, no. 52, 1957. From the description of Manuscript of balloons to jets: a century of aeronautics in Illinois, 1855-1955, 1956. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 46592698 ...