Flight Of The Mew Gull

Record-breaking flying in the 1930s

Alex Henshaw (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

272 Seiten

2003 | New edition
Airlife Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84037-021-8 (ISBN)

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The story of the author's solo flight from England to Cape Town in a single-engined Percival Mew Gull in 1939, a distance of 12,754 miles over desert, sea and jungle. His flight established several solo records which still stand in 1998.

Awarded Siddeley Trophy 1933. Parachuted from blazing aircraft 1935. Crashed into Irish Sea 1935 King's Cup race. Won 1938 King's Cup race at fastest speed ever recorded. Broke all records to Cape Town and back 1939 which remain unbroken today. Awarded Brittania Trophy 1940. Chief Test Pilot Castle Bromwich factory 1940. Awarded MBE 1944. Queen's Award for Bravery 1953. HRH Duke of Edinburgh awarded Gold Medallion for contribution made to youth of this country 1997. Alex Henshaw lives in Suffolk, England.

Zusatzinfo	10 Line drawings, black and white; 48 Halftones, black and white
Verlagsort	Malborough
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	735 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
	Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
	Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik
ISBN-10	1-84037-021-1 / 1840370211
ISBN-13	978-1-84037-021-8 / 9781840370218
Zustand	Neuware