Borne on the South Wind
A Century of Kansas Aviation
Rowe, Frank Joseph - Miner, Craig
First Edition
For nearly 100 years the men and women of Kansas have quietly been building the nation's premier regional center for the development and production of aircraft. Over the years, the state has been host to about eighty companies that have manufactured well over 250,000 planes. Within Kansas' 50 million acres have been produced about 60 percent of the world's general aviation aircraft. Borne on the South Wind provides perspective on the circumstances, people, and planes that took the state to a position of industry prominence by the I920s, sustained it during the Depression, helped it boom during World War II, and keeps it competitive during the jet age.
hardcover with dust jacket large format
244 Seiten / pages
many rare photos
very good condition
Wichita, Kansas, USA - 1994 - Wichita Eagle & Beacon Publishing
Art.Nr. 19023
