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Farnborough Past
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Author : Jo Gosney
language : en
Publisher: Phillimore
Release Date : 2001-01-01
Farnborough Past written by Jo Gosney and has been published by Phillimore this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-01 with History categories.
This is the first comprehensive account of the history of Farnborough and the author’s third book on the town, from the Normans who built the ancient parish church through the medieval potters, stagecoach travellers, an exiled Empress of France to Colonel Cody and the flying machine. " Everything you want to know about Farnborough is surelyincluded in this beautiful book ..." Hampshire Family Historian
Flying Past
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Author : Wing Commander Mike Brooke AFC RAF
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2018-12-03
Flying Past written by Wing Commander Mike Brooke AFC RAF and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-03 with Transportation categories.
Following the four books describing his successful career as a military and civilian pilot, in Flying Past Mike Brooke gives the reader a fascinating insight into his experiences flying historic aircraft at airshows in the UK and Europe. From the highs to the lows he takes us through the feeling of flying a Spitfire, working with the Red Devils Parachute Team, flying with The Shuttleworth Collection and in the Harvard Formation Team, and the pressures put on display pilots – as well as the importance of preparation, discipline and safety. This entertaining and informative collection of stories will not only delight the many who have enjoyed Mike's series of memoirs so far, but also appeal to anyone with an interest in classic historic aircraft, aerobatics and airshows.
Robson S London Directory Street Key Classification Of Trades And Royal Court Guide And Peerage Particularizing The Residences Of 70 000 Establishments In London And Its Environs And Fifteen Thousand Of The Nobility And Gentry Also An Extensive Conveyance List Alphabetical List Of Public Carriers Together With The Street Guide
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1842
Robson S London Directory Street Key Classification Of Trades And Royal Court Guide And Peerage Particularizing The Residences Of 70 000 Establishments In London And Its Environs And Fifteen Thousand Of The Nobility And Gentry Also An Extensive Conveyance List Alphabetical List Of Public Carriers Together With The Street Guide written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1842 with London (England) categories.
Farnborough Through Time
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Author : Jo Gosney
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2009-10-15
Farnborough Through Time written by Jo Gosney and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-15 with Photography categories.
This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Falmouth has changed and developed over the last century
Mapping The Past
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Author : Charles Drazin
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2016-08-25
Mapping The Past written by Charles Drazin and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-25 with History categories.
‘Patsy, what are you going to be when you grow up? Well?’ 'A Royal Engineer, Daddy. A Royal Engineer!’ Charles Drazin knew little about his mother's father – only that he had been a military surveyor who mapped great swathes of the British Empire. But when his mother was told that she was dying, it prompted recollections of her early life that she had never confided before: of the village in the west of Ireland where she had grown up, and of her father, whose death changed the life of an eight-year-old girl for ever. Soon afterwards her own death left her son to go through alone the relics of her life. They included a box of old photographs, a battered suitcase stamped with the initials of the grandfather he had never known, and the service records of Patrick’s brothers, who, like him, had all enlisted in the Royal Engineers as the nineteenth century became the twentieth. So began an extraordinary journey of discovery that took him from the age of Queen Victoria to the battlefields of the Western Front. Mapping the Past is the story of five brothers who, mapping the world, lived up to the Royal Engineers’ motto of Everywhere. It is the story of Ireland, and of the Empire from which it broke away. It is the story of conflict, war and its aftermath. And, most of all, it is the story of memory, endlessly carrying the past, for better or worse, into our present and future. It is an imaginative, intimate and powerful work of history, by a writer of rare power.
Black Arrow Blue Diamond
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Author : Brian Mercer
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2006-06-15
Black Arrow Blue Diamond written by Brian Mercer and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-06-15 with History categories.
Brian Mercer is one of the most outstanding post-war RAF fighter pilots and in this eminently readable autobiography he recaptures life as it was in the days of transition from flying piston-powered aircraft to jet power. His flying and leadership skills resulted in a long association with what was then considered as the finest aerobatic display team in the world - Treble One Squardrons Black Arrows. Flying the elegant black Hawker Hunters in large formation displays was no easy task and the author explains in great detail how their legendary precision was achieved, revealing many exciting incidents en route. When Treble Ones Hunters were replaced with the supersonic Lightining fighter, it soon became clear that these superfast aircraft were not suited to close-up display flying. Brian was then asked to form a new RAF display team and continue with Hunters. This was to become the No. 92 Squadrons Blue Diamonds, who inherited the star role. Faced with the fact that future promotion within the RAF would move him from cockpit to desk, Brian elected to join then then fledgling airline, Cathay Pacific. His story continues with many exciting incidents flying from the companys home base at Kai Tak in Hong Kong.
Tugmutton Common
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Author : John Pateman
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2008
Tugmutton Common written by John Pateman and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
Tugmutton Common is the story of William Pateman and his family. William, born in 1857 at Rochester, Kent, was a Gypsy who travelled around West Kent, making beehives and hawking goods. In 1881 he settled at the Gyspy camp at Tugmutton Common, Locks Bottom, Farnborough, Kent. This was also the home of Levi and Urania Boswell, the 'King and Queen' of the Kent Gyspies. William died at Orpington in 1921.
Farnborough Hall Or New Life On The Old Farm
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Author : Hubert A. Simmons
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1882
Farnborough Hall Or New Life On The Old Farm written by Hubert A. Simmons and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1882 with categories.
The Calm Before Storm
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Author : Rick TURNER
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2011-08-09
The Calm Before Storm written by Rick TURNER and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-09 with Travel categories.
This book has it all, travel, adventure, romance, comedy, drama, sex and speedway racing. It is a story about living our dream of traveling Australia and the world, at the same time pursuing our great sporting love, speedway. From our caravan travels through Northern New South Wales and Southern Queensland to the lush, green hills of the Emerald Isle, the historic ruins of Italy, the desert climes of Dubai, our visit to see our daughter in South Africa and to be there for the birth of our first grandchild. We had such an adventure. But, this was before the Global Financial Crisis and before the collapse of Townsville-based STORM Financial in whose hands we had trustfully placed our financial future. Little did we know what devastation lay ahead. Still, my story here, covers a much calmer time and will hopefully entice budding retirees to be a little adventurous when planning future travels. It was fun while it lasted.
The Birth Of Military Aviation
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Author : Hugh Driver
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Release Date : 1997
The Birth Of Military Aviation written by Hugh Driver and has been published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
A survey of the development of British military aviation from 1903 to 1914, revealing the consequences of its annexation by the state as a branch of armaments as an underlying cause of aircraft inadequacies on the outbreak of war. A mine of information, drawing on an impressive range of archives. It will become an important point of reference. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW This book aims to demonstrate how the crisis evident in British military aviation in the early years of the First World War was inherent in the entire development of aviation in the years preceding the conflict. After outlining the work of the early pioneers and the growth of an aviation industry as a branch of armaments, Dr Driver considers the objectives of the War Office in increasingly seeking to divert design development to their research establishment at Farnborough. He shows how the resultant virtual state monopoly in designand procurement had disastrous consequences for aircraft innovation and development, suffocating both competition and initiative, and leading to the maintenance of inadequate aircraft by the Royal Flying Corps following the outbreak of war. The continuing dispute and its culmination in the "Fokker Scourge" controversy of 1915-1916 graphically characterise the strained development of military-industrial relations in this area. Dr HUGH DRIVER gained an MA in War Studies from King's College London, and a D.Phil in modern history at Oriel College, Oxford.