LEADER 03854nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910809930703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8093-8770-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000001106342 035 $a(EBL)1354670 035 $a(OCoLC)856870544 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000950976 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11520875 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000950976 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10880419 035 $a(PQKB)10902799 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1354670 035 $a(OCoLC)855906253 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse30111 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1354670 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10739210 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL506700 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001106342 100 $a20061115d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWings over Illinois /$fArthur E. Abney ; with a foreword by David NewMyer 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCarbondale $cSouthern Illinois University Press $cpublished for the Department of Aviation Management and Flight, Southern Illinose University$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (278 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8093-2768-6 311 $a1-299-75449-X 327 $aCover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Introduction: Kitty Hawk to the Moon; Part One: From Harco to the Skies; The Early Years; Navy Training; VPB-16 at War; Back to Corpus; After the War; A Challenge; American Airlines; Back to Southern Illinois; Part Two: Hangar Flying; Introduction; Fifty Stories; FLYING AT THE BUOY; DOC BILL BERNARD'S STORIES; TWO HOMEBUILT AIRPLANES; PRAYER HELPS; A CONSERVATIVE VIEW; FLIGHT EXPERIENCE; A MEMORABLE FLIGHT; INVERTED SPINS; THE ISLE OF CAPRI; AWFULLY SHORT RUNWAY!; THE LAST FIGHTER SWEEP FOR MOHAWK 13; NC21000 327 $aTRAINING PAYS OFFTWO MISSIONS OVER GERMANY; SO YOU WANT TO FLY A BIG AIRPLANE?; LOST AND FOUND OVER SCOTLAND; A DOUBLE BIRTHDAY; A "HAIRY" TALE; MOMENTS FROM DISASTER; IN THE DRINK DURING THE KOREAN WAR; PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE; AN EGO-DEFLATOR FLIGHT; OUR FIRST MISSION; WHAT WERE THE ODDS?; THE DAY I BECAME AN ACE; A CLOSE CALL; THE BREEZY; GUARDIAN ANGELS; I REMEMBER THAT AIRPLANE; STALAG XVII B; A BEGINNER'S FLYING EXPERIENCE; TOUGH MISSION; REEVALUATING MY PAST; MY THREE EXCITING ADVENTURES; LOST; THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE SKY; NO MORE MACHO; THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE; THEN AND NOW 327 $aTHE SKIPPER'S STORYFORCED LANDING; MARGINAL MOVES; AN ATLANTIC ODYSSEY; MY STRETCH IN SERVICE; SWELLS, STALLS, AND SPIES; WE WERE LUCKY; GOOD LUCK-AND SKILL; SKUD RUNNING; ARE WE STILL FLYING?; MISSISSIPPI MUD; Back Cover 330 $aWings over Illinois recounts World War II veteran Arthur Abney's illustrious aviation career, effectively documenting a span in our own nation's history from the vantage of the skies. Abney describes a lifetime of experience, from his time as an eager young pilot with the Flying Egyptians to his tour of service during World War II, his years with the Illinois Department of Aeronautics, American Airlines, and the Southern Illinois University Aviation Management and Flight program. Abney introduces readers to hangar flying-exciting end-of-day flig 606 $aAir pilots$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aAeronautics$zIllinois$xHistory 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xAerial operations, American 615 0$aAir pilots 615 0$aAeronautics$xHistory. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945$xAerial operations, American. 676 $a629.13092 676 $aB 700 $aAbney$b Arthur E$01687938 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809930703321 996 $aWings over Illinois$94061799 997 $aUNINA