Flying Boats of the Solent and Poole

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Beschreibung

Flying boats have been a familiar sight in the Solent since the dawn of aviation. Two of Britain's major manufactures, Saunders-Roe and Supermarine, were based in Cowes and Woolston respectively. The area has been home to flying boats of Imperial Airways and, latterly, BOAC and Aquila Airways. With a terminal at Hythe and then Southampton Docks, one could view not just majestic ocean liners but huge flying boats too, from the Empire boats of Imperial Airways to the majestic Saunders-Roe Princess, built in the post-war period. During wartime, BOAC operated their vital flying boat services from Poole Harbour. In fact, BOAC was based at Poole for longer than Southampton - a fact frequently overlooked, mostly due to wartime censorship. Post-war route expansion was also undertaken while still at Poole. Military aviation in the area saw flying boats operated from RAF Calshot and RAF Hamworthy, with types ranging from elderly biplanes to Sunderlands. Mike Phipp takes us on a tour of the Solent area and Poole Harbour's flying boat heritage using many previously unpublished images of the aircraft plus the men and women that flew and maintained them.

Über den Autor

Born in Poole, where he still lives, Mike Phipp is an active aviation historian and author. He is the historian for both Bournemouth Airport and the Bournemouth Aviation Museum. Over the years he has written a dozen aviation titles, the majority for Amberley Publishing.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2013
Fachbereich:	Öffentliche Verwaltung
Genre:	Importe , Soziologie
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781445612843
ISBN-10:	1445612844
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Phipp, Mike
Hersteller:	Amberley Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	232 x 162 x 12 mm
Von/Mit:	Mike Phipp
Erscheinungsdatum:	15.07.2013
Gewicht:	0,38 kg