Download or read book Aviation Chicago Timeline written by Michael Haupt and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-18 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aviation Chicago Timeline is a chronology tracing Chicago's pivotal role in the growth of aviation in the United States. Starting with the first balloon ascension in 1855, the book shows Chicago as a center for exhibition flying, as the epicenter for U.S. air mail, and as a major aviation transportation hub for over a century.