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The "Daily Telegraph" Book of Airmen's Obituaries (Daily Telegraph Book of Obituaries)
Edward Bishop (Ed.)
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Description for The "Daily Telegraph" Book of Airmen's Obituaries (Daily Telegraph Book of Obituaries)
Hardcover. Edward Bishop's obituaries reflect the glories and setbacks of aviation in peace and war. This volume contains 100 entries including Frank Whittle, Tom Sopwith, Monique Agazarian, Jimmy Wright, R.E. Bishop (designer of the de Havilland Mosquito) and Leonard Cheshire VC. Editor(s): Bishop, Edward. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JWG; TRPS; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 130 x 38. Weight in Grams: 615. Clean copy in dust jacket. Fine in DJ with some minor shelf wear and small stain present on bottom outer page but remains in excellent condition overall
Over the past 15 years Edward Bishop has written the obituaries of countless men and women who have figured in the story of civil and military aviation - numbers of whom he has known personally and 100 of the most interesting of which appear here. Ranging from R.E. Bishop, designer of the de Havilland Mosquito, to Leonard Cheshire VC who flew the "wooden wonder", to Tom Sopwith, the plane-making pioneer, to Sir Frank Whittle, the jet engine pioneer, Bishop's obituaries reflect the glories and setbacks of aviation in peace and war. Amid a host of pilots are Jeffrey Quill, Bob ... Read more
Over the past 15 years Edward Bishop has written the obituaries of countless men and women who have figured in the story of civil and military aviation - numbers of whom he has known personally and 100 of the most interesting of which appear here. Ranging from R.E. Bishop, designer of the de Havilland Mosquito, to Leonard Cheshire VC who flew the "wooden wonder", to Tom Sopwith, the plane-making pioneer, to Sir Frank Whittle, the jet engine pioneer, Bishop's obituaries reflect the glories and setbacks of aviation in peace and war. Amid a host of pilots are Jeffrey Quill, Bob ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781902304991
SKU
KKE0000465
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