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  • Pioneering Places of British Aviation

    The Early Years of Powered Flight in the UK

    by Bruce Hales-Dutton ...
    A high-flying tour of British aviation history—and the sites where trials and triumphs took place.From the beginning of the nineteenth century, Britain was at the forefront of powered flight. Across the country, many places became centers of innovation and experimentation, as increasing numbers of daring men took to the skies.In 1799, at Brompton Hall, Sir George Cayley Bart put forward ideas that ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cross-Channel Aviation Pioneers

    Blanchard and Blériot, Vikings and Viscounts

    by Bruce Hales-Dutton ...
    The stories of the daredevils who attempted to fly over the English Channel—a history filled with triumphs, tragedies, and colorful characters.On July 25, 1909, a dapper, mustachioed Frenchman flying a flimsy, diaphanous airplane changed the status of a great nation. "England is no longer an island," declared the Daily Mail. Lord Northcliffe, the newspaper's proprietor, had put up the £1,000 prize ... Read more

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  • The Trans-Atlantic Pioneers

    From First Flights to Supersonic Jets – The Battle to Cross the Atlantic

    by Bruce Hales-Dutton ...
    Every day up to 3,000 aircraft fly across the Atlantic Ocean. If each one carries 250 passengers, that could mean as many as 750,000 people on the move between Europe and North America.The main concern for most is the choice of in-flight movie or whether to have beef or chicken for dinner. A century ago it was very different. Before John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown’s epic flight of June 1919 ... Read more

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  • Guy Gibson: Legend of the Dam Busters

    by Richard Edwards ...
    Series series British Flying Legends
    DESCRIPTION“An excellent book to read at this time during the anniversary of the bombing of the German dams by what seemed impossible odds.” Review.**Guy Gibson: Legend of the Dam Busters tells the dramatic story of a renowned British flying legend and his leadership of the infamous raid on the Ruhr dams in May 1943, providing a fitting and timely tribute to a truly courageous aviator.This short i ... Read more

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  • The Avro Arrow Story

    The Revolutionary Airplane and its Courageous Test Pilots

    by Bill Zuk ...
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    "These dedicated men and women gave blood, sweat, and tears as their contribution - And now, it really happened, our beloved bird was in the air." - Ray Boone, A.V. Roe Canada employee. In the 1950s, A. V. Roe Canada was at the forefront of aviation development worldwide. After building one of the first jet airliners and completing production of Canada's first jet fighter, the company was poised ... Read more

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  • The Four Geniuses of the Battle of Britain

    Watson-Watt, Henry Royce, Sydney Camm & RJ Mitchell

    by David Coles, Peter Sherrard ...
    "Had it not been for the vital contributions of the four men and their inventions described in this book the Battle of Britain could not have been won by the Royal Air Force. Each of these brilliant men contributed enormously to the aircraft and equipment upon which the gallant RAF fighter pilots depended to take on and defeat the hitherto overpowering Luftwaffe during Hitlers European onslaught. ... Read more

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  • His Majesty's Airship

    The Life and Tragic Death of the World's Largest Flying Machine

    by S. C. Gwynne ...
    From historian and bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon comes a “captivating, thoroughly researched” (The New York Times Book Review) aviation history detailing the rise and fall of the world’s largest airship—and the doomed love story between an ambitious British officer and a married Romanian princess at its heart.The tragic fate of the British airship R101 ... Read more

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  • Brace for Impact

    Air Crashes and Aviation Safety

    by Peter Pigott ...
    Why do planes disappear or fall out of the sky? Brace for Impact traces the evolution of accident investigation and explains why flying is the safest form of travel.The history of air accidents is a harrowing one. Yet today flying is the safest mode of transportation, thanks in no small part to the work of crash detectives. Whenever a plane falls from the sky, the investigators pick through the ... Read more

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  • Flight Testing to Win

    An autobiograpghy of a test pilot

    by Tony Blackman ...
    No aircraft is absolutely safe. This book is about Aviation, from learning to fly, becoming a test pilot, flight testing, demonstrating on some of the third world's worst airfields, then specializing in Avionics and finally joining the Board of the UK Civil Aviation Authority, helping to formulate the regulations that the author had spent so many years living by. Many stories are told, including ... Read more

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  • Mosquito Bomber/Fighter-Bomber Units 1942–45

    by Martin Bowman ...
    Series Book 4 - Combat Aircraft
    Truly an example of engineering ingenuity born out of the desperation of war, the legendary 'all-wooden' Mosquito was perhaps the best twin-engined fighter-bomber of its size to see action in World War 2.The first bomber variant to enter service was the B Mk IV, initial examples of which were issued to No 2 Group's No 105 Sqn at Swanton Morley, in Norfolk, in November 1941. Considerably faster ... Read more

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  • Lettice Curtis

    by Lettice Curtis ...
    The name of Lettice Curtis is well known in the aviation world. Her career as an aviator is both remarkable and unique, yet until now it has never been put into print. Inspired by requests from many who have known her, Lettice has finally put pen to paper and opened her photo album to tell her amazing story from school days to retirement. ... Read more

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