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Bibliography

Abel, Alan, Drina Welch Abel, and Paul Matt. Cessna’s Golden Age. The Golden Age of Aviation Series. Niceville, Florida: Wind Canyon Books, Inc., 2001.

 

An Eye to the Sky: Cessna, First Fifty Years, 1911 to 1961. Cessna Aircraft Company, 1962.

 

Cavanagh, Jim. Standard Catalog of Cessna Single, Engine Aircraft. 1st ed. Iola, Wisconsin: Jones Publishing, 1992.

 

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Retirement Life Working The 40

Drawing of Clyde Cessna flying his first plane, Silverwings, over his family farm.
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Rise and Fall of Cessna Air

Race Pilot Roy Liggett stands with the CR2, "Miss Wanda" Race plane in 1933.
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Flying, Farming, and Family

This small shed is affectionately called the Machine Shop. It was here that Clyde Cessna, his wife, and his children lived from 1912-1914 until a house was moved to the property.
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Silverwings' First Flight

Silverwings in flight.
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Threshing the 40 and Selling Cars

"Wichita's Big Convention" - Newspaper article in color

On June 6, 1905, a 26

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Boyhood as a Farm kid

Chicken coop and barn located on Clyde Cessna's 40 acres, which he owned as an adult.
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