Sunshine Skies Historic Commuter Airlines of Florida and Georgia, written by David P. Henderson

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LINKS AND FAVORITE SITES

William Moriaty's Floridiana
Will's columns on the commuter airlines of Florida and his book were huge inspirations for Sunshine Skies. He also provided many of the rare timetables found here and in the book. Buy his book!


AIRPORT HISTORY
The Atlanta Time Machine
My favorite website. Features
an incredible amount of Atlanta history, including these pages about the Atlanta Airport.

Goldiecat's Airport Page
A historical site about airports of the southeast including great pages on the old
Atlanta terminal , Miami , Palm Beach, Orlando, and Ft. Lauderdale.

The Lake Buena Vista STOLport
An in-depth look at the history of the former STOLport at Walt Disney World.


 

AIRLINE HISTORY
Southern Airways
Lots of great photos and history of Atlanta's famed local service airline. 



OLD PROPLINERS
ruudleeuw.com
An amazing amount of information and photos here.

michaelprophet.com
Spectacular photos from Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Watson Island, Tamiami and Opa Locka from 1986.


MUSEUMS
The National Museum Of Commercial Aviation
A great new museum just south of Atlanta Airport.


The Candler Field Museum
Recreating Atlanta Airport as it appeared in the 1930s.

The Delta Heritage Museum
Visit Delta's first DC-3 "Ship 41" and the famous "Spirit Of Delta" 767.

Fantasy of Flight
An amazing collection of airworthy vintage aircraft near Orlando.



PHOTOS
Airliners.net
Thousands and thousands of airliner photos, including color versions of many found in Sunshine Skies.

Bob Garrard's Photos at Airliners.net

I consider Bob to be the greatest airliner photographer on the planet. His portfolio is amazing. I am honored that he allowed me to use dozens of his photos in my book.


TIMETABLES
Airline Timetable Images

Some very rare and interesting airline timetables. Bjorn Larsson was kind enough to provide some of the timetable images for Sunshine Skies.

Air Times - A Source For Airline History
Lots of historic and rare timetable images here too.

Departed Flights
This gentleman has undertaken the Herculean task of copying old Official Airline Guide schedules! There is also a wealth of route maps and old advertisements.







If you would like to share photos, stories or additional information about any of the airlines or aircraft on this site, please CONTACT ME  I would love to hear from you!




Updated April 21, 2011