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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Indiana Aero-notes
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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"Cap" Cornish, Indiana Pilot
Author: Ruth Ann Ingraham
Publisher: Purdue University Press
ISBN: 1612493386
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Clarence "Cap" Cornish was an Indiana pilot whose life spanned all but five years of the Century of Flight. Born in Canada in 1898, Cornish grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He began flying at the age of nineteen, piloting a "Jenny" aircraft during World War I, and continued to fly for the next seventy-eight years. In 1995, at the age of ninety-seven, he was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest actively flying pilot. The mid-1920s to the mid-1950s were Cornish's most active years in aviation. During that period, sod runways gave way to asphalt and concrete; navigation evolved from the iron rail compass to radar; runways that once had been outlined at night with cans of oil topped off with flaming gasoline now shimmered with multicolored electric lights; instead of being crammed next to mailbags in open-air cockpits, passengers sat comfortably in streamlined, pressurized cabins. In the early phase of that era, Cornish performed aerobatics and won air races. He went on to run a full-service flying business, served as chief pilot for the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, managed the city's municipal airport, helped monitor and maintain safe skies above the continental United States during World War II, and directed Indiana's first Aeronautics Commission. Dedicating his life to flight and its many ramifications, Cornish helped guide the sensible development of aviation as it grew from infancy to maturity. Through his many personal experiences, the story of flight nationally is played out.
Publisher: Purdue University Press
ISBN: 1612493386
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Clarence "Cap" Cornish was an Indiana pilot whose life spanned all but five years of the Century of Flight. Born in Canada in 1898, Cornish grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He began flying at the age of nineteen, piloting a "Jenny" aircraft during World War I, and continued to fly for the next seventy-eight years. In 1995, at the age of ninety-seven, he was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest actively flying pilot. The mid-1920s to the mid-1950s were Cornish's most active years in aviation. During that period, sod runways gave way to asphalt and concrete; navigation evolved from the iron rail compass to radar; runways that once had been outlined at night with cans of oil topped off with flaming gasoline now shimmered with multicolored electric lights; instead of being crammed next to mailbags in open-air cockpits, passengers sat comfortably in streamlined, pressurized cabins. In the early phase of that era, Cornish performed aerobatics and won air races. He went on to run a full-service flying business, served as chief pilot for the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, managed the city's municipal airport, helped monitor and maintain safe skies above the continental United States during World War II, and directed Indiana's first Aeronautics Commission. Dedicating his life to flight and its many ramifications, Cornish helped guide the sensible development of aviation as it grew from infancy to maturity. Through his many personal experiences, the story of flight nationally is played out.
Indiana's 200
Author: Linda C. Gugin
Publisher: Indiana Historical Society
ISBN: 0871953935
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Part of the Indiana Historical Society's commemoration of the nineteenth state's bicentennial, Indiana's 200: The People Who Shaped the Hoosier State recognizes the people who made enduring contributions to Indiana in its 200-year history. Written by historians, scholars, biographers, and independent researchers, the biographical essays in this book will enhance the public's knowledge and appreciation of those who made a difference in the lives of Hoosiers, the country, and even the world. Subjects profiled in the book include individuals from all fields of endeavor: law, politics, art, music, entertainment, literature, sports, education, business/industry, religion, science/invention/technology, as well as "the notorious."
Publisher: Indiana Historical Society
ISBN: 0871953935
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Part of the Indiana Historical Society's commemoration of the nineteenth state's bicentennial, Indiana's 200: The People Who Shaped the Hoosier State recognizes the people who made enduring contributions to Indiana in its 200-year history. Written by historians, scholars, biographers, and independent researchers, the biographical essays in this book will enhance the public's knowledge and appreciation of those who made a difference in the lives of Hoosiers, the country, and even the world. Subjects profiled in the book include individuals from all fields of endeavor: law, politics, art, music, entertainment, literature, sports, education, business/industry, religion, science/invention/technology, as well as "the notorious."
Monthly Checklist of State Publications
Author: Library of Congress. Exchange and Gift Division
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Category : State government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 922
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June and Dec. issues contain listings of periodicals.
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Category : State government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 922
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June and Dec. issues contain listings of periodicals.
Aerial Age Weekly
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 642
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Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 642
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Aeronautical and Space Serial Publications
Author: Library of Congress. Science and Technology Division
Publisher: Washington
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 278
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Publisher: Washington
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 278
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Indiana Code
Author: Indiana
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1168
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1168
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House action
Author: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration
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Category : Airports
Languages : en
Pages : 820
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Category : Airports
Languages : en
Pages : 820
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Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 872
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 872
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Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
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Languages : en
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