Telling Aircraft Tails
A History of Britain's Airlines in 40 Aircraft
2021
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7509-7012-9 (ISBN)
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7509-7012-9 (ISBN)
The stories of 40 important aircraft reveal the many changes across the post-war British aviation industry
The registration letters painted on an aircraft’s tail are like its number plate: they can reveal the story of an individual aircraft and its different roles during its working life. Inspired by this novel way of looking at aviation history, Guy Halford-MacLeod follows the chequered and multi-faceted careers of forty different airliners to present a compelling insight into the wider story of British aviation: larger-than-life characters, politics, the aircraft manufacturers, the state-owned corporations, the independent airlines, some unwilling buyers, a lot of coercion, big financial losses, cheap holiday charters and, inevitably, going bust – the full story of Britain’s airlines and the aircraft they used. This heavily illustrated book delves into the tales of a fascinating selection of aircraft, including many of Britain’s finest airliners now preserved at museums around the country, to present the development of Britain’s airline industry.
The registration letters painted on an aircraft’s tail are like its number plate: they can reveal the story of an individual aircraft and its different roles during its working life. Inspired by this novel way of looking at aviation history, Guy Halford-MacLeod follows the chequered and multi-faceted careers of forty different airliners to present a compelling insight into the wider story of British aviation: larger-than-life characters, politics, the aircraft manufacturers, the state-owned corporations, the independent airlines, some unwilling buyers, a lot of coercion, big financial losses, cheap holiday charters and, inevitably, going bust – the full story of Britain’s airlines and the aircraft they used. This heavily illustrated book delves into the tales of a fascinating selection of aircraft, including many of Britain’s finest airliners now preserved at museums around the country, to present the development of Britain’s airline industry.
GUY HALFORD-MACLEOD worked for a number of independent airlines between 1971 and 1995. He has been researching their history whilst working as a volunteer at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.02.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 240 Illustrations, color |
| Verlagsort | Stroud |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 245 x 218 mm |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt |
| Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7509-7012-X / 075097012X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7509-7012-9 / 9780750970129 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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