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Pioneers, Showmen and the RFC: Early Aviation in Ireland 1909-1914
Guy Warner
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Description for Pioneers, Showmen and the RFC: Early Aviation in Ireland 1909-1914
paperback. An examination of the key events in the field of aviation during the five years between Harry Ferguson's first flight and the outbreak of the Great War. It studies the people, the aircraft and the places involved, and makes much use of contemporary sources to reveal the story through the eyes of those who witnessed these exciting times. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJC; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 306 x 11. Weight in Grams: 598.
Few people nowadays are able to visualise the difficulties and dangers of learning to fly in 1910...flying was in the experimental stage, it was impossible to predict how the frail and flimsy structure would behave in the air. Captain Frederick Sykes, writing in 1940. This is a brand new account of early aviation in Ireland. It describes and examines the key events in the field of aviation during the bare five years between Harry Ferguson's first flight and the outbreak of the Great War. It studies the people, the aircraft and the places involved, and makes much use ... Read more
Few people nowadays are able to visualise the difficulties and dangers of learning to fly in 1910...flying was in the experimental stage, it was impossible to predict how the frail and flimsy structure would behave in the air. Captain Frederick Sykes, writing in 1940. This is a brand new account of early aviation in Ireland. It describes and examines the key events in the field of aviation during the bare five years between Harry Ferguson's first flight and the outbreak of the Great War. It studies the people, the aircraft and the places involved, and makes much use ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Colourpoint
Condition
New
Number of Pages
159
Place of Publication
Newtownards, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780731063
SKU
9781780731063
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Guy Warner
Guy Warner is a retired schoolteacher and former MOD civil servant, who grew up in Newtownabbey in Northern Ireland, attending Abbots Cross Primary School and Belfast High School before going to Leicester University and later Stranmillis College. He now lives in Greenisland, Co Antrim with his wife Lynda. He also has two grown up daughters and three grandchildren. He is ... Read more
Reviews for Pioneers, Showmen and the RFC: Early Aviation in Ireland 1909-1914
'I found this book an enthralling read and a fantastic representation on the very early years of Aviation in Ireland. ... It's a great book, read it!' - Brigadier General Paul Fry for An Cosantoir magazine