Thrills, chills & spills : a photographic history of early aviation on the world's most bizarre airport--the beach at Daytona Beach, Florida, 1906-1929

Name/Title

Thrills, chills & spills : a photographic history of early aviation on the world's most bizarre airport--the beach at Daytona Beach, Florida, 1906-1929

Entry/Object ID

Library.1186

Description

vii, 110 pages : illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm Thrills, chills and spills by Dick Punnett. Autographed by both authors on title page. Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-439) and index. Contents: Introduction -- The early birds --The first flying school on the beach -- The Carlstrom field invasion --The barnstormers -- Flying hucksters -- A popular trio -- Beach flying was crowded -- Freak accidents -- Lazy birds -- Water birds -- Flying visitors -- The stuntmen -- Cowan's beach airport -- Flying visitors : bigger and better -- End of an era.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Aeronautics -- United States -- History., Airports -- Florida -- Daytona Beach -- History.

Publication Details

Author

Punnett, Dick, Punnett, Yvonne

Publisher

Luthers

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

New Smyrna Beach, FL

Call No.

TL 521 .P84 1990

ISBN

1877633097

LCCN

9042545