Exploring Airline History with David H. Stringer, Volume Two, Subjects D-N (Paperback)

David H. Stringer

ISBN 13: 9798218695590

Published by Airways, 2025

About this Item

Paperback. David H. Stringer, the History Editor for AIRWAYS Magazine, has chronicled the story of commercial aviation with his airline history articles that have appeared in AIRWAYS over the course of two decades. Here, for the first time, is a compilation of those articles. Subjects D through N are presented in this second of three volumes. Covering topics such as local airlines in the United States and their use of big airplanes to bring service to small cities, the story of flying freight aboard all-cargo carriers, and a look back at the non-scheduled airlines (non-skeds) that appeared after World War II, the individual histories of such carriers as Delta, Eastern, National, and Northwest are also included in Volume Two. The history of the airline industry (subjects D - N) is presented in this volume. Delta, Eastern, National, and Northwest are among the airlines whose stories appear in these pages. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exploring Airline History with David H. Stringer, Volume Two, Subjects D-N (Paperback)
• Publisher: Airways
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798218695590
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

David H. Stringer, the History Editor for AIRWAYS Magazine, has chronicled the story of commercial aviation with his airline history articles that have appeared in AIRWAYS over the course of two decades. Here, for the first time, is a compilation of those articles. Subjects D through N are presented in this second of three volumes. Covering topics such as local airlines in the United States and their use of big airplanes to bring service to small cities, the story of flying freight aboard all-cargo carriers, and a look back at the non-scheduled airlines (non-skeds) that appeared after World War II, the individual histories of such carriers as Delta, Eastern, National, and Northwest are also included in Volume Two.

About the Author

David H. Stringer has had a fascination with airlines since he took his first flights at age seven aboard a Southern Airways Douglas DC-3 and an Eastern Airlines Lockheed L-1049C "Super C" Constellation. His background includes a degree in history and political science from the University of Detroit (today's University of Detroit Mercy) followed by a 32-year career in the airline industry. His interest in airline history focuses primarily on the 20th Century and, in particular, the era before deregulation of the industry in the United States.David has contributed to AIRWAYS Magazine since 2006 and has served as the publication's History Editor since 2014. He is a member of the Editorial Board of The Aviation Historian (TAH), a British publication, and is author of the book "America's Local Service Airlines".