Prairie Flyers of Central Illinois:
A Century of Aviation in America’s Heartland.
When Mother Nature made American prairies, she created one vast airfield. It’s not mere chance that so many aviation pioneers are from the Midwest―farm kids, small-town kids―who grew up accustomed to vast expanses of earth and sky. Barnstormers, flight attendants, NASA engineers, crop dusters, World War II bombers and Vietnam helicopter pilots were dispatched from areas of the heartland, places like Central Illinois. Their stories, big and small, bear testimony to America’s enduring fascination with flying machines, a fascination that has taken prairie flyers to every corner of the world. Edith Brady-Lunny, Denis Hambucken and John Warner offer a ground-level view of aviation history in the nation’s heartland, including personal stories of the flyers and the global legacy of the Flying Farmer organization.
Book signing for Prairie Flyers of Central Illinois: a century of aviation in America’s Heartland
What: Meet the authors and greet many of the special people featured in the book
When: July 15 at 5:30p.m.
Where: Revere Room, Vespasian Warner Public Library, Clinton
Books will be available for purchase or bring your book for signing.
The authors of Prairie Flyers of Central Illinois: a century of aviation in America’s Heartland invite you to join us:
What: The Ernest Thorp Story: B-17 Pilot and POW, presented by Nelson Thorp
When: July 22 at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Revere Room, Vespasian Warner Public Library, Clinton
Admission is free. Please register here.
The authors of Prairie Flyers of Central Illinois: a century of aviation in America’s Heartland invite you to join us:
When July 29 at 5:30 p.m. Revere Room, Vespasian Warner Public Library
What: Vietnam Vets Remember, presented by a panel of veterans, including helicopter pilots
Where: Revere Room, Vespasian Warner Public Library, Clinton
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