Description
| Product ID: | 9781445698489 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Through Time |
| Title: | Dorset Aviation Through Time |
| Authors: | Author: Mike Phipp |
| Page Count: | 96 |
| Subjects: | Aircraft and aviation, Aircraft: general interest, Local history, Places in old photographs, Local history, Places in old photographs, Dorset |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Rare and unpublished images telling the story of the county's aviation history. Often regarded as a quiet holiday county, in fact Dorset has many aviation connections. Often regarded as a quiet holiday county, in fact Dorset has many aviation connections. As early as 1908 Bleriots were being built by Bournemouth businessmen, the Royal Navy undertook first landing on a warship at Weymouth in 1910, the Schneider Race was held at Bournemouth in 1913, Dorset was at the front line of the early days of the Battle of Britain with attacks on Portland Naval Base, the Dam Busters bouncing bomb was tested on Dorset ranges in 1943, and aircraft production factories at Christchurch and Bournemouth existed in the 1940 and 1950s. With a wealth of previously unpublished images, Mike Phipp tells this remarkable story. |
| Imprint Name: | Amberley Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Amberley Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-11-15 |
