This is the final volume of Ron Smith's definitive directory of the British aircraft industry features a vast array of companies, both large and small, who have constructed aircraft across Northern England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. From the autogyros of G. & J. Weir at Catchcart to the Cunard Steamship Co.'s Aintree factory, via Avro at Manchester; Shorts at Belfast; Blackburn at Brough, Filey, Leeds and Dumbarton; the Barnwell brothers at Stirling; Scottish Aviation at Prestwick; English Electric at Preston & Warton; the Lake Windermere flying-boat factory and the Inchinnan airship factory, this illustrated volume covers every British aircraft and component manufacturer in the area.

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This is the final volume of Ron Smith's definitive directory of the British aircraft industry.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780752434872
Publisert
2005-06-01
Utgiver
Vendor
The History Press Ltd
Vekt
640 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
172 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
224

Forfatter

Biografisk notat

Ron Smith has written the four other volumes in this series, covering the rest of the UK. He works for BAE Systems at Farnborough.