A01=Nicholas H Lancaster
Author_Nicholas H Lancaster
aviation display
bouncing bomb
Brooklands Museum
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Concorde
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land speed
London Bus Museum
motor museum
motor racing
Secrets of the Transport Museum
Sunbeam-Napier
Vickers
Wellington Bomber
Weybridge
Product details
- ISBN 9780747807070
- Weight: 176g
- Dimensions: 149 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 10 Jun 2009
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Before World War II, Brooklands was the most famous motor racing venue in the world, attracting large and glamorous crowds to its banked circuit to watch races being won and records being broken. Also an important centre for aviation, Brooklands saw the first flight of a British pilot in a British aircraft. With the outbreak of war in 1939, motor racing would stop, never to resume again, and the site became an important centre for aviation manufacturers, producing in its history both the Wellington bomber and the Concorde. Discover the history of this unique sporting site, from its heyday as a motoring treasure to its wartime service in aviation production. Nicholas Lancaster conjures up the atmosphere of pre-war race meetings and early British flying achievements in this nostalgic look at the birthplace of British motor sport and aviation.
Nicholas Lancaster bought his first copy of Motor Sport in October 1965 and soon became fascinated with the Brooklands story. A member of the Brooklands Society, he is well acquainted with the Surrey track and recently wrote a series of articles on Giulio Ramponi, a successful Brooklands competitor, for Veloce Today. He lives in Somerset, surrounded by an extensive library.
