East Riding Airfields 1915-1920

by Geoffrey Simmons

Even before the outbreak of the First World War, aviation had made its presence felt in the East Riding of Yorkshire, with visits and demonstrations by many of the leading aviation pioneers. These included Gustav Hamel, Harry Hawker, B C Hucks and Robert Blackburn, founder of the Blackburn aircraft company. It was, however, the outbreak of the war in 1914 and the threat of the German Zeppelins which led to the establishment of the first official air...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0954560590
• ISBN13: 9780954560591
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Flight Recorder Publications
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.9" x 10.6"