Often regarded as a quiet holiday county, in fact Dorset has many aviation connections. As early as 1908 Bleriots were being built by Bournemouth businessmen, the Royal Navy undertook first landing on a warship at Weymouth in 1910, the Schneider Race was held at Bournemouth in 1913, Dorset was at the front line of the early days of the Battle of Britain with attacks on Portland Naval Base, the Dam Busters bouncing bomb was tested on Dorset ranges in 1943, and aircraft production factories at Christchurch and Bournemouth existed in the 1940 and 1950s With a wealth of previously unpublished images, Mike Phipp tells this remarkable story.


Format Häftad Omfång 96 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Amberley Publishing Utgivningsdatum 2020-11-15 ISBN 9781445698489