Orville's aviators
Subtitle: outstanding alumni of the Wright Flying School, 1910-1916
By: John Carver Edwards.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9780786442270
Subjects: Wright Flying School -- Alumni and alumnae; Air pilots -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: "The six pioneers profiled were graduates of the Wright Brothers' School of Aviation, which flourished from 1910 to 1916. These airmen fairly represent their 113 fellow alumni in their love of flying; knowledge of aircraft; a shared dash of sardonic fatalism in an optimistic outlook on life; persistence; and devotion to their instructors and the Wrights"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Arthur L. Welsh : the Wrights' peerless salesman of flight; title: Howard Gill : Baltimore's privileged birdman; title: Arch Freeman : pioneer flying's Man Friday; title: Grover Bergdoll : early aviation's loose cannon; title: George Gray : flying the resort circuit; title: Howard Rinehart : Orville's favorite.