Forgotten Aerodromes Of World War I
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Forgotten Aerodromes Of World War I
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Author : Martyn Chorlton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
Forgotten Aerodromes Of World War I written by Martyn Chorlton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with History categories.
Kent S Forgotten Airfield
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Author : Anthony Moor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-03
Kent S Forgotten Airfield written by Anthony Moor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03 with Royal Air Force Throwley (England) categories.
The forgotten airfield at Throwley, Faversham, Kent, which existed between 1917 and 1919, was created to aid Britain's coastal defence after the public's fearful outcry in response to Zeppelin raids early in the First World War. With background to the country's history of home defence prior to WW1 and the developments that lead to the airfield, such as all RFC fighters having been sent to France in 1914 leaving Britain virtually defenceless, and Churchill's decision to create units of aircraft to aid defence, the book tells the tale of both the airfield and of 112 Squadron, based there to combat the threat. 2007 is the 70th anniversary of the airfield's opening.
Forgotten Chicago Airfields
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Author : Nicholas C. Selig
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2014-05-06
Forgotten Chicago Airfields written by Nicholas C. Selig and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-06 with History categories.
Nick Selig excavates the highways to the sky that have been covered up by urban sprawl or dissolved by neglect. More than a guide to landing strips that have had startling second lives as shopping malls or retirement homes, he uncovers the excitement of the early days of air travel, when a man might cling to his job as a lavatory truck driver for a closer peek at aviation. In this follow-up to "Lost Airports of Chicago," discover how a tractor swap gave birth to Clow International Airport and revel in the daredevil exploits of puddle-jumper pilots over the wide-open spaces of Harlem Avenue.
Seagrove Where S That
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Author : Max Poole
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Seagrove Where S That written by Max Poole and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.
Lost Airports Of Chicago
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Author : Nicholas C. Selig
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2013-02-12
Lost Airports Of Chicago written by Nicholas C. Selig and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-12 with Photography categories.
To book a ride on the "World's Shortest Airline" or learn aerial stunts from the redheaded widow of Lawrence Avenue, you've got to go through the airports buried beneath the housing developments and shopping malls of Chicagoland. Many of these airports sprang up after World War I, when training killed more pilots than combat, and the aviation pioneers who developed Chicago's flying fields played a critical role in getting the nation ready to dare the skies in World War II. Author Nick Selig has rolled wheels on his fair share of Chicago's landing strips but faces an entirely new challenge in touching down in places being swallowed by a city and forgotten by history.
The Forgotten Few The Indian Air Force In World War Ii
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Author : KS Nair
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2019-09-30
The Forgotten Few The Indian Air Force In World War Ii written by KS Nair and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-30 with History categories.
The Forgotten Few is the first contemporary attempt to produce a historical narrative of the nation's contribution, specifically to the Air Force component, of World War II, which was an important part of our journey to Independence and national identity. Close to three million Indians served in uniform during the War. And yet, the Indian chapter of this globe-straddling story, reverberations of which still echo today, are barely known - a symptom of which was the recent controversy over the absence of Indians in the Christopher Nolan film Dunkirk. This book brings to light some of the lost stories of Indian aviators who built the very foundations of human and physical infrastructure for what is now the world's fourth largest air force. It benefits from several first-person interviews with some of the last Indian survivors of World War II, enabling a level of fidelity that is quite rare among Indian histories.
Essex A Hidden Aviation History
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Author : Paul Bingley
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2020-03-15
Essex A Hidden Aviation History written by Paul Bingley 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 2020-03-15 with Transportation categories.
The fascinating aviation history of Essex, with a number of rare and previously unpublished photographs.
Rare Birds
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Author : Charles R. G. Bain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-05-26
Rare Birds written by Charles R. G. Bain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-26 with Airplanes categories.
Stories of rare airplanes used by Allied and Axis nations during World War II, including plane specifications and photographs.
Forgotten Heroes Of World War Ii
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Author : Thomas E. Simmons
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2014-11-06
Forgotten Heroes Of World War Ii written by Thomas E. Simmons and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-06 with History categories.
World War II was the defining event of the twentieth century. For everyone it was a time of confusion, fear, destruction, and death on a scale never before seen. Much has been written of the generals, campaigns, and battles of the war, but it was young, ordinary American kids who held our freedom in their hands as they fought for liberty across the globe. Forgotten Heroes of World War II offers a personal understanding of what was demanded of these young heroes through the stories of rank-and-file individuals who served in the navy, marines, army, air corps, and merchant marine in all theaters of the war. Their tales are told without pretense or apology. At the time, each thought himself no different from those around him, for they were all young, scared, and miserable. They were the ordinary, the extraordinary—the forgotten.
Flight Lieutenant Thomas Tommy Rose Dfc
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Author : Sarah Chambers
language : en
Publisher: Air World
Release Date : 2023-04-20
Flight Lieutenant Thomas Tommy Rose Dfc written by Sarah Chambers and has been published by Air World this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-20 with History categories.
Flight Lieutenant Thomas ‘Tommy’ Rose, a First World War fighter ace, was a pioneer of private flying. He installed and managed the UK’s first fuel pump for private aviation at Brooklands before becoming Sales Manager for Phillips and Powis Aircraft Ltd. The chief flying instructor at several early flying schools, Tommy became the Chief Test Pilot for Miles Aircraft and was the winner of air races and pageants. He was undoubtedly a pilot who could always be relied on to amaze the onlookers with his fast, accurate stunts and low-level flying. Mentioned in Despatches in 1916 and awarded the DFC in 1918, Tommy was attacked in his aircraft several times, yet his astonishing ability at the controls of his aircraft enabled him to land without serious injury. By the time of the Armistice, Tommy had been credited with eleven ‘kills’. He continued to demonstrate these skills after the war and though this true trailblazer was widely known in his glory days during the early part of the twentieth century, little is remembered about him today. Yet Tommy Rose achieved the most incredible feats of aviation and was considered one of the finest pilots of his era, completing over 11,200 flying hours up to 1949. In the 1930s, Tommy took the Imperial Airways route through East Africa, to set up a new world record on the UK to Cape Town passage, beating Amy Mollison (Johnson) who took the shorter course down the west coast. He also won the King's Cup Air Race in 1935. Tommy flew many of the early RAF fighters from Maurice Farman to the Spitfire Mk.IX, and, from late 1939, when he was appointed Chief Test Pilot for Phillip & Powis Aircraft Ltd at Woodley (forerunners of Miles Aircraft Ltd), he test flew all Miles monoplane training and target towing aircraft, leaving in January 1946. His last position was as General Manager of Universal Flying Services Ltd at Fairoaks Aerodrome in Surrey. The result of decades of research by the author, through this book the life and adventures of one of history’s most accomplished and daring aviators can finally be told.