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The Airway to the East
Clive Semple
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Description for The Airway to the East
Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 180 approx mono within text. BIC Classification: HBW; JWG; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 726.
Airway to the East 1918-1920, has been written and compiled using photographs and a diary, discovered by Clive Semple, in his father's attic after his death in 1971. Once he retired in 1996, he set to work researching the background to his father's collection. The diary and two of the albums were the basis of Clive's first book, Diary of a Night Bomber Pilot in WW1 which was published in 2008.The third album and, most importantly the scrap book, provided the starting point for research into a sorry tale of RAF mismanagement which is revealed in this book. The Balfour ... Read more
Airway to the East 1918-1920, has been written and compiled using photographs and a diary, discovered by Clive Semple, in his father's attic after his death in 1971. Once he retired in 1996, he set to work researching the background to his father's collection. The diary and two of the albums were the basis of Clive's first book, Diary of a Night Bomber Pilot in WW1 which was published in 2008.The third album and, most importantly the scrap book, provided the starting point for research into a sorry tale of RAF mismanagement which is revealed in this book. The Balfour ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
726g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848846579
SKU
V9781848846579
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Clive Semple
Clive Semple is the son of Leslie George Semple an RAF Officer who worked on the route. He has used his father's diary, scrapbook and photograph albums as the starting point for his lengthy researches.
Reviews for The Airway to the East
Clive Semple has pulled off a small magic trick to tease out what might be a lost fact about the early RAF when an aerial route was set up linking Britain with Egypt to transport aircraft to what was a strategic hub of the Empire. This is the recipe for a really great story, but in this book you actually ... Read more