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"Cap" Cornish, Indiana Pilot: Navigating the Century of Flight
Ruth Ann Ingraham
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Paperback. Clarence "Cap" Cornish was an Indiana pilot whose life spanned all but five years of the Century of Flight. This is the story of his fascinating life. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JWMV3; KNDV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 440.
Clarence “Cap” Cornish was an Indiana pilot whose life spanned all but five years of the Century of Flight. Born in Canada in 1898, Cornish grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He began flying at the age of nineteen, piloting a “Jenny” aircraft during World War I, and continued to fly for the next seventy-eight years. In 1995, at the age of ninety-seven, he was recognised by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest actively flying pilot. The mid-1920s to the mid-1950s were Cornish’s most active years in aviation. During that period, sod runways gave way to asphalt and concrete; ... Read more
Clarence “Cap” Cornish was an Indiana pilot whose life spanned all but five years of the Century of Flight. Born in Canada in 1898, Cornish grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He began flying at the age of nineteen, piloting a “Jenny” aircraft during World War I, and continued to fly for the next seventy-eight years. In 1995, at the age of ninety-seven, he was recognised by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest actively flying pilot. The mid-1920s to the mid-1950s were Cornish’s most active years in aviation. During that period, sod runways gave way to asphalt and concrete; ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
West Lafayette, United States
ISBN
9781557536846
SKU
V9781557536846
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About Ruth Ann Ingraham
Ruth Ann Ingraham, born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has a BS degree in French and political science from Purdue University. A naturalist and native plant advocate, she is the author of the memoir Swimming with Frogs: Life in the Brown County Hills (Indiana University Press, 2005), which interweaves observations of nature with reflections on life and love. She is cofounder ... Read more
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