Piedmont Airlines

Richard E. Eller is a history professor at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory, North Carolina.

Table of Contents



Acknowledgments     

Preface     

Introduction: Speedbird     



1. Winston-Salem Air, 1918–1944     

2. First Flight, 1944–1948     

3. Puddle Jumping, 1948–1958     

4. Speedy Petey, 1958–1968     

5. Experience Comes with Age, 1968–1977     

6. The Hazards of Flight, 1959–1988     

7. The Great Outfit, 1978–1984     

8. The Last Virgin, 1985–1987     

9. Another Airline, 1987–1989     



Afterword: Last Flight Out     

Epilogue: Flying West     

Appendix A: The Piedmont Fleet, 1948–1989     

Appendix B: Piedmont Destinations, 1948–1989     

Chapter Notes     

Bibliography     

Index