Balloons, Bleriots and Barnstormers

Balloons, Bleriots and Barnstormers
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Publisher : Tempus
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0752445162
ISBN-13 : 9780752445168
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Book Synopsis Balloons, Bleriots and Barnstormers by : Alastair Goodrum

Download or read book Balloons, Bleriots and Barnstormers written by Alastair Goodrum and published by Tempus. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since time immemorial ordinary people have flocked to gaze upon daring feats in the hope of witnessing some death-defying or even death-inducing act. Aeronautics was turned into a public spectacle and exploited financially from its very beginning and thus it has remained ever since. The book sets out to elaborate upon those concepts in the East Midlands, and demonstrates that the region is truly representative of the progress of general aviation in this country as a whole over two centuries. The history covers balloons for shows and sports, the pre-First World War period, women aviators, Sir Alan Cobham, through to private and small air taxi flying operations, Amy Johnson, and continuing up to the present day. Balloons, Bleriots and Barnstormers enables the reader to feel the euphoria and frustrations of the flyers, and experience the same excitement as the people who actually witnessed their efforts.


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