"Cap" Cornish, Indiana Pilot: Navigating the Century of Flight
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (751 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1557536848 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 260 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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She is cofounder of the Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society and the Brown County Native Woodlands Project, and she is involved in the Indianapolis Woman’s Club, a literary organization founded in 1875, in which active members biannually write and read papers on topics of their choosing.. About the AuthorRuth 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
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. Clarence "Cap" Cornish was an Indiana pilot whose life spanned all but five years of the Century of Flight. During that period, sod runways gave way to asphalt and concrete; navigation evolved from the iron rail compass to radar; runways that once had been outlined at night with cans of oil topped off with flaming gasoline now shimmered with multicolored electric lights; instead of being crammed next to mailbags in open-air cockpits, passengers sat comfortably in streamlined, pressurized cabins. He went on to run a full-service flying business, served as chief pilot for the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, managed the city’s municipal airport, helped monitor and maintain safe skies above the continental United States during World War II, and directed Indiana’s first Aeronautics Commission.Dedicating his life to flight and its many ramifications, Cornish helped guide the sensible developmen
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. Ruth Ann Ingraham, born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, has a BS degree in French and political science from Purdu
RSRoberts said A Man With a Purpose and Passion for Flying. An account about the development of aviation must focus on national events, personalities, and adventure, and Ruth Ann Ingraham’s biography of Clarence Frank Cornish does just that. Not only does she detail American aviation as it developed from the mid-19"A Man With a Purpose and Passion for Flying" according to RSRoberts. An account about the development of aviation must focus on national events, personalities, and adventure, and Ruth Ann Ingraham’s biography of Clarence Frank Cornish does just that. Not only does she detail American aviation as it developed from the mid-1920s to the mid 1950s, she uses letters, records, and photographs her father “Cap” Cornish kept to make facts come alive in this remarkable book. Cornish’s served in WW I as a pilot and . 0s to the mid 1950s, she uses letters, records, and photographs her father “Cap” Cornish kept to make facts come alive in this remarkable book. Cornish’s served in WW I as a pilot and . "Five Stars" according to James G. Graham. Good book about a great American and friend.Jim graham