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- Wings Over Illinois
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: Southern Illinois University Press
summary
Wings over Illinois recounts World War II veteran Arthur Abney’s illustrious aviation career, effectively documenting a span in our own nation’s history from the vantage of the skies. Abney describes a lifetime of experience, from his time as an eager young pilot with the Flying Egyptians to his tour of service during World War II, his years with the Illinois Department of Aeronautics, American Airlines, and the Southern Illinois University Aviation Management and Flight program.
Abney introduces readers to hangar flying—exciting end-of-day flight tales told in the hangar—with sixty stories provided by military and civilian airmen from across the country. Included are such accounts as a 1943 bombing squadron assignment over Saipan in a typhoon, an engine freeze on takeoff during a solo training flight, a white-knuckle Bermuda Triangle flight, and a power failure on a homebuilt aircraft. Complementing Abney’s own experiences, these stories offer insights into the split-second decision making necessary to resolve problems in the air.
In this fascinating autobiography Abney takes readers on a journey through nearly seven decades of a life in aviation.
Table of Contents
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- Illustrations
- pp. ix-11
- The Early Years
- pp. 11-18
- Navy Training
- pp. 19-33
- VPB-16 at War
- pp. 34-61
- Back to Corpus
- pp. 62-69
- After the War
- pp. 70-76
- A Challenge
- pp. 77-91
- American Airlines
- pp. 92-97
- Back to Southern Illinois
- pp. 98-104
- Part Two: Hangar Flying
- pp. 105-123
- Introduction
- pp. 107-108
- Fifty Stories
- pp. 109-260
- Back Cover
- p. 278
Additional Information
ISBN
9780809387700
Related ISBN(s)
9780809327683
MARC Record
OCLC
855906253
Pages
280
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2007