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LEADER: 01417cam a2200253 a 4500
001 2007050787
003 DLC
005 20080410164634.0
008 071213s2008 ncua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007050787
020 $a9780786431472 (illustrated case binding : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aHE9803.P53$bE45 2008
082 00 $a387.7065/73$222
100 1 $aEller, Richard,$d1960-
245 10 $aPiedmont Airlines :$ba complete history, 1948-1989 /$cRichard E. Eller.
260 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Co,$cc2008.
300 $axi, 305 p. :$bill. ;$c26 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aWinston-Salem Air, 1918-1944 -- First flight, 1944-1948 -- Puddle jumping, 1948-1958 -- Speedy Petey, 1958-1968 -- Experience comes with age, 1968-1977 -- The hazards of flight, 1959-1988 -- The great outfit, 1978-1984 -- The last virgin, 1985-1987 -- Another airline, 1987-1989.
520 $a"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.
610 20 $aPiedmont Airlines$xHistory.
650 0 $aAirlines$zUnited States$xHistory.