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Flying Boats of the Solent and Poole
Mike Phipp
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Description for Flying Boats of the Solent and Poole
Paperback. The story of the flying boats and seaplanes of Solent and Poole. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 376.
Flying boats have been a familiar sight in the Solent since the dawn of aviation. Two of Britain's major manufactures, Saunders-Roe and Supermarine, were based in Cowes and Woolston respectively. The area has been home to flying boats of Imperial Airways and, latterly, BOAC and Aquila Airways. With a terminal at Hythe and then Southampton Docks, one could view not just majestic ocean liners but huge flying boats too, from the Empire boats of Imperial Airways to the majestic Saunders-Roe Princess, built in the post-war period. During wartime, BOAC operated their vital flying boat services from Poole Harbour. In fact, ... Read more
Flying boats have been a familiar sight in the Solent since the dawn of aviation. Two of Britain's major manufactures, Saunders-Roe and Supermarine, were based in Cowes and Woolston respectively. The area has been home to flying boats of Imperial Airways and, latterly, BOAC and Aquila Airways. With a terminal at Hythe and then Southampton Docks, one could view not just majestic ocean liners but huge flying boats too, from the Empire boats of Imperial Airways to the majestic Saunders-Roe Princess, built in the post-war period. During wartime, BOAC operated their vital flying boat services from Poole Harbour. In fact, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445612843
SKU
V9781445612843
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Mike Phipp
Mike Phipp is a keen aviation historian and author of many aviation titles; he has worked in and around Bournemouth Airport all his life. He lives in Dorset.
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