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  • Cross-Channel Aviation Pioneers

    Blanchard and Blériot, Vikings and Viscounts

    by Bruce Hales-Dutton ...
    The stories of the daredevils who attempted to fly over the English Channel—a history filled with triumphs, tragedies, and colorful characters.On July 25, 1909, a dapper, mustachioed Frenchman flying a flimsy, diaphanous airplane changed the status of a great nation. "England is no longer an island," declared the Daily Mail. Lord Northcliffe, the newspaper's proprietor, had put up the £1,000 prize ... Read more

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  • Pioneering Places of British Aviation

    The Early Years of Powered Flight in the UK

    by Bruce Hales-Dutton ...
    A high-flying tour of British aviation history—and the sites where trials and triumphs took place.From the beginning of the nineteenth century, Britain was at the forefront of powered flight. Across the country, many places became centers of innovation and experimentation, as increasing numbers of daring men took to the skies.In 1799, at Brompton Hall, Sir George Cayley Bart put forward ideas that ... Read more

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  • The Trans-Atlantic Pioneers

    From First Flights to Supersonic Jets – The Battle to Cross the Atlantic

    by Bruce Hales-Dutton ...
    Every day up to 3,000 aircraft fly across the Atlantic Ocean. If each one carries 250 passengers, that could mean as many as 750,000 people on the move between Europe and North America.The main concern for most is the choice of in-flight movie or whether to have beef or chicken for dinner. A century ago it was very different. Before John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown’s epic flight of June 1919 ... Read more

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