Piedmont Airlines
Subtitle: a complete history, 1948-1989
By: Richard E. Eller.
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9780786431472
Subjects: Piedmont Airlines -- History; Airlines -- United States -- History
Description: "Founded by Thomas H. Davis in 1948, Piedmont Airlines was one of the most respected regional airlines of its time. This exhaustive history follows the airline from its humble beginnings at Smith-Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem, NC, to its 1989 buyout by USAir at the highest price ever commanded by a regional airline"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Winston-Salem Air, 1918-1944; title: First flight, 1944-1948; title: Puddle jumping, 1948-1958; title: Speedy Petey, 1958-1968; title: Experience comes with age, 1968-1977; title: The hazards of flight, 1959-1988; title: The great outfit, 1978-1984; title: The last virgin, 1985-1987; title: Another airline, 1987-1989.