Author: ABNEY, ARTHUR E.
Title: Wings over Illinois
Description: Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 2007. First Edition. First Printing; Hardcover. ISBN: 0809327686. Hard cover is black with gold lettering on spine. Except for first 14 leaves, pages are clean and tight; appears as if unused. Illustrated with 8 b/w photographs. Foreword by David NewMyer. "...is a thoughtful look back at a wonderful career in aviation spanning World War II, the postwar period...worked with American Airlines...has accompanied hiw own memoir with colorful hangar stories {end of day flight tales told in the hangar}...." ; B&W Illustrations; 0.9 x 9.2 x 6.3 Inches; xv, 260 pages; Cover has very slight bumping. First 14 pages have crinkling/crumpling in upper half, which decreases from front end paper to last affected leaf. DJ in a mylar cover.. Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket .

Keywords: 0809327686 Aviation Biography; Aviation History; World War 2: World War Ii; Military History; Military Aviation; Pilots; Pilot Training; Air Liners; Cultural History Education European History History American History Geography World History Business/Econ