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Dying to Fly: The Human Cost of Military Flying, East Midlands
Alastair Goodrum
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Description for Dying to Fly: The Human Cost of Military Flying, East Midlands
Paperback.
Danger and excitement; courage and selflessness and gripping stories of life and death in the air: Lady Luck took these heady ingredients and mixed them into the lethal cocktail that is military flying in peace and war. From First World War biplanes to twenty-first-century fast jets, mid-air collisions and many other crashes, hundreds of airmen from all corners of the world left their mark - quite literally - on the landscape and collective memory of the east of England. Featuring a wealth of previously unpublished photographs and with original research and crew correspondence, Dying to Fly ensures these airmen cease ... Read more
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Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752453026
SKU
V9780752453026
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Alastair Goodrum
ALASTAIR GOODRUM has had a passion for aviation ever since attending the Farnborough Air Show in 1954 as a young boy. He held a commission in the RAFVR from 1968 to 1975 and presents illustrated public talks on aviation history in the east of England. He has previously written Balloons, Bleriots and Barnstomers: 200 Years of Flying for ... Read more
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