Britain's Imperial Air Routes 1918-1939

This book pictures the growth of British air transport from inception in 1910 to the formation of Imperial Airways in 1934 and the beginnings of BOAC. It shows the impetus given to aircraft production in WWI and presents an account of the operational and financial fortunes of each of the principal airlines which began operations shortly after.

Summary

This book pictures the growth of British air transport from inception in 1910 to the formation of Imperial Airways in 1934 and the beginnings of BOAC. It shows the impetus given to aircraft production in WWI and presents an account of the operational and financial fortunes of each of the principal airlines which began operations shortly after.

Product details

• Authors: Robin Higham
• Publisher: Fonthill Media Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9781781553701
• ISBN: 978-1-78155-370-1
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 241 mm x 168 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 780 g
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Aircraft, space travel; Humanities, art, music > History