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