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Allen Wheeler
Author_Scott Butler
Avro 504K
Avro Triplane IV
Blackburn Monoplane
Bleriot XI
Bristol Boxkite
Bristol F2b Fighter
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David Ogilvy
de Havilland
de Havilland DH51
de Havilland DH60X Moth
Desmond Penrosel
Desoutter MkI
English Electric Wren
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Hawker Cygnet
Hawker Tomtit
John Lewis
Miles Hawk Speed Six
Neil Williams
Parnall Elf
Percival Mew Gull
Polikarpov Po-16
RAF SE5a
Roland Beamont
Sopwith Pup
Southern Martlet
Stuart Goldspink
The de Havilland DH53 Humming Bird
Trevor Roche
Product details
- ISBN 9780719844812
- Weight: 920g
- Dimensions: 215 x 260mm
- Publication Date: 20 Feb 2025
- Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The aeroplanes of the Shuttleworth Collection span the first 40 years of aviation from the 1909 Blériot to the late 1940s; these rare and often unique machines are still regularly flown and displayed over the aerodrome at Old Warden in Bedfordshire. This book, written by the Collection’s pilots, past and present, puts the reader in the cockpits of these amazing machines as they fly over the English countryside. THE SHUTTLEWORTH COLLECTION is a private collection begun by Richard Shuttleworth – pilot, racing driver, self-taught mechanic and heir to the Old Warden Park Estate in Bedfordshire. He had a passion for rescuing old aircraft and vehicles, which he brought to the Estate to restore and maintain. Richard died in 1940 whilst flying with the RAF; after the war his mother set up a charity to preserve his heritage.
The Shuttleworth Collection is a private collection begun by Richard Shuttleworth – pilot, racing driver, self-taught mechanic and heir to the Old Warden Park Estate in Bedfordshire. He had a passion for rescuing old aircraft and vehicles which he brought to the Estate to restore and maintain. Richard died in 1940 whilst flying with the RAF; after the war, his mother set up a charity to preserve his heritage. Over subsequent years more aeroplanes were added to the Collection, which was opened to the public in the 1960s. It is not a static museum, all the exhibits are kept in working order and, for more than six decades now, these aeroplanes have delighted visitors to Old Warden where they can be seen flying during the many air shows held by the Collection. Even when they are not flying, visitors can see the aeroplanes alongside the early cars, buses, motorbikes, steam engines and farm machinery in the Shuttleworth hangars. This book is written by the pilots of the Shuttleworth collection, past and present, including flight instructors, test pilots, aerobatic pilots and fighter pilots, all giving a unique perspective of what it feels like to fly Shuttleworth's array of iconic aircraft.
