America's Local Service Airlines Contributor(s): Stringer, David H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0980109213 ISBN-13: 9780980109214 Publisher: Apt Collectibles OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2016 |
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BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Aviation - History - Transportation | Aviation - Commercial |
Physical Information: 0.31" H x 8.5" W x 11" (0.89 lbs) 120 pages |
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Publisher Description: In the 1950s and 1960s, the United States was blanketed by a group of air carriers that served virtually every nook and cranny of the 'Lower 48' states. Residents of smaller cities, such as Hazleton, Penn.; Moultrie, Ga.; and Gallup, N.M., could board a 21-28 passenger Douglas DC-3 at their hometown airport and be on their way to any place else in the world. The 13 airlines selected to provide this convenience eventually wound up serving 580 cities in the U.S. with a fleet of more than 400 aircraft. These were America's permanently-certificated Local Service Airlines. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stringer, David H.: - David H. Stringer is the history editor of AIRWAYS Magazine and a member of the editorial board of The Aviation Historian (TAH), a British publication. His airline career spanned 32 years with Southern Airways, Republic Airlines, and Northwest. His research and writing are focused on preserving the stories of the companies, the aircraft, and the people who are now part of commercial aviation's past. Mr. Stringer lives in San Francisco, California. |