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The First 80 Years (21st Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented 16 May 1984 at the Wings Club, New York City), 1984-05-16, 1984

 Item — Special Collection: MC-19, Book: 192, Call No.: HE 9774 .H314 1984
Identifier: 20160004

Scope and Contents

Document Type: Presentation (Industry).

Purpose: Informational.

Authority: Author Expertise.

Scope: 21st Wings Club General Harold R. Harris "Sight" Lecture, presented 16 May 1984 at the Wings Club, New York City by Brigadier General Harold R. Harris, "perhaps the only man living today who has devoted his entire career from those early days both to military and civil aviation and has literally seen it all from the time when at the age of 14 he attended the first aviation meeting in America in January 1910 held at Dominguez Field, Los Angeles, California."

Contents (from the Introduction): "The First 80 Years of the World's Civil Aviation Development: Much of which I saw - Part of which I was!

Detailed discussion of Aviation Development for its first 80 years would require volumes rather than the limited space of a Sight Lecture. While I have spent much of my life in various capacities in both Military and Civil Aviation, I believe this lecture should focus on Civil Aviation Development."

Dates

  • Creation: 1984-05-16
  • Copyright: 1984

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Extent

1 Volume (1 book)

Language of Materials

English

Related Materials

See also others in series (IDs #20136002 through #20136008 and IDs #20160001 through #20160011).

Format & Physical Description

Hardcover bound book, 9” height x 6” depth x 0.3" thickness (68 pages, with 2 flyleaf pages). Printed on glossy paper. Includes black & white photographs and charts.

Note: Overall excellent condition.

Publication Data

Published by The Wings Club, New York, NY. Copyright 1984 by The Wings Club, New York. "Price: $6.00 (plus postage)."

Preservation

Preservation Level 5. No conservation required as of August 2025.

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Alabama in Huntsville Archives & Special Collections Repository

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