Dh9 From Ruin To Restoration
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| Author | : Guy Black |
| Publisher | : Grub Street Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 209 |
| Release | : 2019-11-01 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : 1911621831 |
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How two British World War I-era planes came to be found many decades later in India and returned to their former glory. In 2000, upon hearing rumors of aircraft parts being found in a maharaja’s palace in India, Guy Black took a trip that would lead to the most unexpected discovery of his life. Hidden away in a former elephant stable of the maharaja’s palace in Bikaner, Rajasthan, were the hulks of at least two DH9 bombers. This was no example of this WWI aircraft in existance in Britain. Recognizing their importance to the UK’s aviation heritage, and excited by the challenge of restoration, Guy set about negotiating their purchase and returning them back to England. In DH9: From Ruin to Restoration, Guy Black details the intriguing history of how these two rare aircraft (D-5649 and E-8894) came to be in India under the Imperial Gift Scheme. He also reveals the extraordinary efforts in recovering these two planes and the extensive restoration project undertaken to bring them to their former glory. With D-5649 restored as a static and proudly on display at IWM Duxford, he then set about getting E-8894 back to airworthy status. The book then moves on to the highly anticipated flight of E-8894 and the years of frustration that followed until its maiden flight with “Dodge” Bailey at the controls on May 13, 2019—making it the only WWI bomber flying anywhere in the world. Told in meticulous detail, this fully illustrated book includes a foreword by Andy Saunders and is a must-have of all WWI and aircraft enthusiasts.
| Author | : Andy Saunders |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2019-09-23 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9781908117335 |
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In 2000 aircraft restorer Guy Black of Aero Vintage located the hulks of at least two Airco DH9 bombers in a remote part of India - hidden away in what had been a Maharaja's elephant stable at his palace in Bikaner, Rajasthan. They were truly remarkable finds, and extremely rare examples of a near-extinct and important WWI aircraft type - none of which had survived in Britain. Recognising their importance to the UK's aviation heritage, and excited by the challenge of restoration, Guy set about negotiating their purchase and returning them back to England. Here the whole intriguing story is told - fully illustrated step-by-step - from discovery to recovery, through to research, restoration, re-construction and first flight, all in fascinating, meticulous detail. Also covered is the account of the restoration of the first DH9 to be completed, now housed as a non-flying exhibit at the IWM Duxford.
| Author | : Christopher F. Shores |
| Publisher | : Grub Street Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 712 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
Download Malta Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
An authoritative account of the final Allied victory over Malta.
| Author | : Tony Blackman |
| Publisher | : Grub Street Publishers |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 2015-07-19 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1910690880 |
Download Vulcan Boys Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
An in-depth look at these Cold War–era bombers, in the words of those who flew them—includes photos. The Vulcan, the second of the three V bombers built to guard the United Kingdom during the Cold War, has become an aviation icon like the Spitfire, its delta shape as instantly recognizable as the howling noise it makes when the engines are opened for takeoff. Vulcan Boys is the first book about this bomber recounted completely firsthand by the operators themselves. It tells the story of the aircraft from its design conception through the Cold War, when it played out its most important job as Britain’s nuclear deterrent; it also reveals the significant role its bombs and missiles played in liberating the Falkland Islands, for which it gained much celebrity. These individual accounts detail how hours at a time were spent waiting to be scrambled to defend the country in the event of a third world war, and how pilots’ aggressive skills were honed by carrying out Lone Ranger sorties flying to the United States and westward around the world, and taking part in Giant Voice and Red Flag, competitive exercises against the US Strategic Air Command. The attacks in the Falklands using Shrike missiles are described accurately and in great detail for the first time, including the landing at Rio de Janeiro alongside a vivid account of Black Buck 2. Vulcan Boys is a fascinating and completely authentic read reminding us of the Cold War, how it was fought, and the considerable effort required to prevent all-out nuclear war.
| Author | : Tony Blackman |
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| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2013-03-01 |
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| ISBN | : 9781472600066 |
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| Author | : Harold Walter Bailey |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1971 |
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Download Zoroastrian problems in the ninth-century books : Ratanbai Katrak lectures Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
| Author | : Thomas McKelvey Cleaver |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 369 |
| Release | : 2019-11-28 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1472836065 |
Download MiG Alley Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Following the end of the Korean War, the prevailing myth in the West was that of the absolute supremacy of US Air Force pilots and aircraft over their Soviet-supplied opponents. The claims of the 10:1 victory-loss ratio achieved by the US Air Force fighter pilots flying the North American F-86 Sabre against their communist adversaries, among other such fabrications, went unchallenged until the end of the Cold War, when Soviet records of the conflict were finally opened. Packed with first-hand accounts and covering the full range of US Air Force activities over Korea, MiG Alley brings the war vividly to life and the record is finally set straight on a number of popular fabrications. Thomas McKelvey Cleaver expertly threads together US and Russian sources to reveal the complete story of this bitter struggle in the Eastern skies.
| Author | : David Bremner |
| Publisher | : Fonthill Media |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2018-11-27 |
| Genre | : Transportation |
| ISBN | : |
Download Bristol Scout 1264 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
In 1913, Frank Barnwell designed the Bristol Scout, which was the fastest and most manoeuvrable warplane for the first eighteen months of the First World War, and became the prototype single-seat fighter from which all later fighters were derived. As a result Barnwell became one of the seminal figures in the development of aircraft design. In 1916, Flt Sub Lt F. D. H. Bremner RNAS flew Bristol Scouts for No. 2 Wing in the eastern Mediterranean. In 1983, his grandson David discovered three aircraft parts from Scout no. 1264 in his late grandfather's workshop and twenty years later he, together with his friend Theo Willford, researched the possibility of rebuilding her from these three parts. This book interweaves the previously unpublished early life of Barnwell and his brother Harold, the operational and technical history of his creation the Bristol Scout, Bremner's flying career, and the challenges faced by Theo together with David and his brother Rick in recreating 1264 and getting her back in the air. Neither Frank Barnwell nor the Bristol Scout have received the acclaim due to them in the history of military aviation and this lavishly illustrated book attempts to put the record straight.
| Author | : Margaret Weis |
| Publisher | : Sovereign Press (WI) |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2005-05 |
| Genre | : Adventure games |
| ISBN | : 9781931567169 |
Download Spectre of Sorrows Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
A group of scarred survivors race to escape the horrors of the Desolation. Bearing ancient magic and a terrible secret, they are the target of powerful enemies-including tireless agents of Chemosh and a distant, enigmatic threat. With luck, determination, and skill, they will strive to uncover the connection between their quest and the spectral visitations of a long-dead elven enchantress.
| Author | : Rob Langham |
| Publisher | : Fonthill Media |
| Total Pages | : 271 |
| Release | : 2017-03-13 |
| Genre | : History |
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Bloody Paralyser: The Giant Handley Page Bombers of the First World War tells the story of the largest British bombers of the First World War and the men who flew them. In 1915, the biggest plane ever seen in Britain took flight for the first time a twin-engine monster with a 100- foot wingspan, designed to be a Bloody Paralyser to the Germans. Operating mainly at night, the Handley Page bombers attacked Germany and Germanoccupied towns and cities, disrupting the enemy s industry and transport and targeting U-boats that were causing heavy losses to merchant shipping. The men that flew in the Bloody Paralysers were the forerunners of the crews of Bomber Command in the Second World War, and now their story is told in their own words.
