Nine Lives (eBook)

Alex Martin (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
256 Seiten
Unicorn (Verlag)
978-1-911397-81-6 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.8.2023
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt
• Schlagworte: aeroplanes • Aircraft • airfield • airfields • Andrew Walters • aviation • Biggin Hill • Biggin Hill Airshow • business airport • Cultural History • Festival of Flight • Flight school • History • Jock Maitland • military airfield • military history • modern airport • Pilot • RAF • Royal Air Force • Spitfires • St George’s Memorial Chapel • Transportation • war and defence operations
• ISBN-10: 1-911397-81-8 / 1911397818
• ISBN-13: 978-1-911397-81-6 / 9781911397816