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Staffordshire and Black Country Airfields: Images of England
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Description for Staffordshire and Black Country Airfields: Images of England
Paperback. Staffordshire boasted one of the first dedicated aerodromes in Great Britain when, in 1910, Dunstall Park, Wolverhampton, hosted the first ever All British Flying Meeting. This collection of over 200 photographs chronicles the highs and lows of flying in Staffordshire and the Black Country. Series: Archive Photographs. Num Pages: 128 pages, 200ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; AJC; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 167 x 9. Weight in Grams: 314.
Staffordshire boasted one of the first dedicated aerodromes in Great Britain when, in 1910, Dunstall Park, Wolverhampton, hosted the first ever All British Flying Meeting. Since then, flying has always featured in the county. In the First World War Dunstall Park was joined by other aerodromes at Perton and Halford Lane, Smethwick, and even during the demise of flying in the 1920s, itinerant joy flight operators and flying circuses still operated. During the 1930s municipal airports were established at Walsall, Stoke and Wolverhampton, where the new Boulton Paul Aircraft Factory was built. The Second World War saw an explosion of ... Read more
Staffordshire boasted one of the first dedicated aerodromes in Great Britain when, in 1910, Dunstall Park, Wolverhampton, hosted the first ever All British Flying Meeting. Since then, flying has always featured in the county. In the First World War Dunstall Park was joined by other aerodromes at Perton and Halford Lane, Smethwick, and even during the demise of flying in the 1920s, itinerant joy flight operators and flying circuses still operated. During the 1930s municipal airports were established at Walsall, Stoke and Wolverhampton, where the new Boulton Paul Aircraft Factory was built. The Second World War saw an explosion of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Series
Archive Photographs
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752407708
SKU
V9780752407708
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Ref
99-10
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