Product Description: At the end of 1912, Jacques Schneider announced his intention to present an annual trophy for an international seaplane contest. There were only twelve Schneider contests, but these were major international events, which came to rival others in Britain, Italy, France, and the US...read more

Traces the history of the aircraft company and discusses the development of each model aircraft.

Product Description: The Gloster Aircraft Company had its foundation in 1917 and in 1934 the company was taken over by Hawker Aircraft, though it continued to produce aircraft under its own name. In that same year the company produced the famous Gladiator biplane...read more

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Product Description: First published in 1996, this picture history of the Bristol Aeroplane Company, which had built some 15,750 aircraft of 85 different types by the time it became part of BAC in 1960, continues the story up to and including Concorde and A320 wing production.

Product Description: Great Britain's Aerospace Industry has an interesting and intriguing history with many famous names emerging from activities which began in the early years of the twentieth century. The businesses that now operate as the Hamble Group were very much part of this evolution, continuing on into the twenty-first century...read more

Product Description: This book is part of the Images of England series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in England.