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BRITISH FLYING BOATS

London Peter

Oprawa:
MIĘKKA

Wydawca:
The History Press

Data premiery:
2011-06-01

ISBN:
9780752460550

129,61 PLN
Wysyłamy w 21 dni

Opis produktu

div>The flying boat is a unique form of aircraft with the ability to operate from sea or river and in amphibian form from land too. : Over 100 types of British flying boat and amphibian were built during a 40year period from the days of the pioneer airmen to the advent of the jet engine. : Early attempts at flying from water were sometimes fraught but during the First World War the practical military flying boat was steadily developed serving with the Royal Naval Air Service as an important component in the campaigns waged against the naval forces of Imperial Germany particularly her UBoats./div>div> :/div>div>The interwar period witnessed the growth in prominence of civil flying boats as commercial air routes became established worldwide. : Light civilian flying boats were produced for use by private owners and modest operators while the military flying boats of the RAF were many and varied. : During the Second World War the flying boat defended Britains sea routes around the globe with great success and British examples were also employed by many of the Allied nations. : Yet after the war the type faded from widespread use and despite resistance from enthusiasts by the mid1950s they had all but disappeared.&l

Data Publikacji: 2011-06-01
Wymiary: 250 mm 170 mm 20 mm 760 gr

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