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Memories of the Lancashire Aircraft Industry
Ron Freethy
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Description for Memories of the Lancashire Aircraft Industry
Paperback. A nostalgic look back at the county's aircraft industry from balloon flight through to the A.R. Roe company's Lancaster and Vulcan bombers and the English Electric's Canberra and Lightening fighter. Series: Local History. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTK; KNDV; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 340. Series: Local History. 176 pages, illustrations. A nostalgic look back at the county's aircraft industry from balloon flight through to the A.R. Roe company's Lancaster and Vulcan bombers and the English Electric's Canberra and Lightening fighter. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; HBTK; KNDV; WQH. Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight: 340.
The Blackpool Aviation week in 1909 marked the beginning. Early pioneers performed a number of flying feats which were rewarded with prizes given by the Daily Mail and the then Manchester Guardian. After this Henry Greg Melly set up a flying school on Freshfield beach at Formby and A V Roe founded his AVRO company. Meanwhile, English Electric decided to open up an aircraft building firm based at Samlesbury near Preston. They produced the Hampden and Halifax bombers used during the Second World War. Ron Freethy's well researched book also includes many firsthand accounts provided by local people from their ... Read more
The Blackpool Aviation week in 1909 marked the beginning. Early pioneers performed a number of flying feats which were rewarded with prizes given by the Daily Mail and the then Manchester Guardian. After this Henry Greg Melly set up a flying school on Freshfield beach at Formby and A V Roe founded his AVRO company. Meanwhile, English Electric decided to open up an aircraft building firm based at Samlesbury near Preston. They produced the Hampden and Halifax bombers used during the Second World War. Ron Freethy's well researched book also includes many firsthand accounts provided by local people from their ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Countryside Books
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Local History
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Berks, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846741661
SKU
V9781846741661
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