Scotland''s Wings: Triumph and Tragedy in the Skies | Agenda Bookshop Skip to content
Please note that books with a 10-20 working days delivery time may not arrive before Christmas.
Please note that books with a 10-20 working days delivery time may not arrive before Christmas.
10-20
A01=Robert Jeffrey
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Robert Jeffrey
automatic-update
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=KNDV
Category=KNG
Category=KNGV
COP=United Kingdom
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
Language_English
PA=Available
Price_€10 to €20
PS=Active
softlaunch

Scotland''s Wings: Triumph and Tragedy in the Skies

English

By (author): Robert Jeffrey

Scotland has a worldwide reputation for launching some of the greatest ships ever built, but far less is known about our pioneering work on aviation. Yet in the great industrial cities and remote islands across the country, men and women risked their reputations, resources and lives to advance experiments in flight. Before airliners crossed the Atlantic Ocean and bombers secretly flew into the NATO airbase at Machrihanish, pioneers of aviation worked in the unlikely surroundings of Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow among other places. Their humble flying crafts, made with wood and canvas, would become the luxurious jet-engined aircraft of today.

Including the first flight over Everest, the construction of the most northerly airship station in mainland Britain and the experience of civilians and pilots during the Clydebank Blitz of 1941, Scotland's Wings is a glimpse into the dramatic and sometimes controversial adventures within Scottish aeronautics.

In Scotland's Wings, Robert Jeffrey tells a fascinating history, highlighting innovators whose ideas heralded the modern age of transport and revealing how the airfields of previous years will once again be used to progress into a daring new age of travel.

See more
Current price €17.99
Original price €19.99
Save 10%
10-20A01=Robert JeffreyAge Group_UncategorizedAuthor_Robert Jeffreyautomatic-updateCategory1=Non-FictionCategory=KNDVCategory=KNGCategory=KNGVCOP=United KingdomDelivery_Delivery within 10-20 working daysLanguage_EnglishPA=AvailablePrice_€10 to €20PS=Activesoftlaunch
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days
Product Details
  • Weight: 311g
  • Dimensions: 153 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 15 Sep 2022
  • Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781785304064

About Robert Jeffrey

Robert Jeffrey is a long-serving Glasgow journalist and the former managing editor of the Herald group of newspapers. His many best-sellers include Glasgow's Hard Men Glasgow's Godfather and Gentle Johnny Ramensky.

Customer Reviews

No reviews yet
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue we'll assume that you are understand this. Learn more
Accept