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Nine Lives
- The Story of Biggin Hill
Engelsk Hardback
Nine Lives
- The Story of Biggin Hill
Engelsk Hardback

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From Battle of Britain fighter station to commercial airport, this is the inspiring story of Biggin Hill.

 

Biggin Hill, world-famous as a Battle of Britain fighter station, has had many lives. First used as an airfield in 1917, Biggin Hill saw brutal action in both World Wars, never losing a day’s operations despite devastating enemy attacks. Since 1959 two dynamic figures have kept this historic airfield open against the odds: fighter ace Jock Maitland, creator of the renowned Biggin Hill International Air Fair, and army pilot Andrew Walters, who has turned it into London’s No 1 business airport, with a thriving aviation community that includes air charter companies, engineering firms, flying schools, storage and restoration, and major Formula 1 and Bombardier operations. Meanwhile a new Museum and St George’s Memorial Chapel keep memories of its days as a Royal Force Station alive.

 

The first full history of this great airfield, Nine Lives looks behind the scenes of a busy modern airport, digs deep into its dramatic past, and tells an inspiring tale of enterprise, innovation, teamwork and determination.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
256
ISBN-13:
9781914414152
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1914414152
Udg. Dato:
21 apr 2023
Længde:
30mm
Bredde:
267mm
Højde:
248mm
Forlag:
Unicorn Publishing Group
Oplagsdato:
21 apr 2023
Forfatter(e):
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