Wings over the world; the life of George Jackson Mead.
Title:
Wings over the world; the life of George Jackson Mead.
Author:
Mead, Cary Hoge, 1897-
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Publication Information:
Wauwatosa, Wis., Swannet Press [1971]
Physical Description:
x, 314 pages illustrations, portraits 23 cm
Contents:
A life and an epoch begin -- A short review of early aeronautical development -- The first three Wright aeronautical years- 1920, 1921, 1922 -- The Wright aeronautical years from 1923-1925 -- Hartford- 1925: a company and an engine are born -- The Wasp goes international and we go rural -- The crash -- "Balbrae" -- Our firecracker -- Joys and troubles-all kinds of both -- Honors and problems -- Decisions -- Honors-opportunities-service -- Service to country -- Service to community and country -- Research laboratory at Cleveland -- The close of a career -- Continuing influence.
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