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Comet! The World´s First Jet Airliner
Graham M. Simons
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Description for Comet! The World´s First Jet Airliner
Hardback. A comprehensive, picture rich history of the iconic craft. Includes myriad first hand accounts and photographic illustrations. Features many previously unpublished materials, acquired as a result of the authors complete access to the sprawling De Havilland archive. Num Pages: 288 pages, 150 colour and mono illustrations. BIC Classification: WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 924.
This new volume from the respected and well-regarded aviation historian and author Graham Simons is sure to appeal to all aviation enthusiasts, including as it does a wide array of historical sources and archival information drawn together into one consolidated volume - the closest to a definitive study of the craft than any produced before. Extensively illustrated throughout, the book features details lifted directly from enquiry and salvage reports, much of which has never been published before and offers a unique insight into the failures and tragedies that blighted the early days of development, laying down lessons that ... Read more
This new volume from the respected and well-regarded aviation historian and author Graham Simons is sure to appeal to all aviation enthusiasts, including as it does a wide array of historical sources and archival information drawn together into one consolidated volume - the closest to a definitive study of the craft than any produced before. Extensively illustrated throughout, the book features details lifted directly from enquiry and salvage reports, much of which has never been published before and offers a unique insight into the failures and tragedies that blighted the early days of development, laying down lessons that ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
923g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781592793
SKU
V9781781592793
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-2
About Graham M. Simons
Graham Simons is a highly regarded Aviation historian with extensive contacts within the field. He is the author of Mosquito: The Original Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (2011), B-17 - The Fifteen Ton Flying Fortress (2011), and Valkyrie: The North American XB-70 (also 2011), all published by Pen and Sword Books. He lives near Peterborough.
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