Flying to the Limit | Reminiscences of Air Combat, Test Flying and the Aircraft Industry (Signed)

Beamont, Roland [Wing Commander Roland Prosper "Bee" Beamont, CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar (10 August 1920 - 19 November 2001) was a British fighter pilot for the Royal Air Force (RAF) and an experimental test pilot during and after the Second World War. He was the first British pilot to exceed Mach 1 in a British aircraft in level flight (P.1A), and the first to fly a British aircraft at Mach 2 (P.1B)]

Verlag: Published by Patrick Stephens Limited, Denington Estate, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire First Edition . 1996., 1996

Beschreibung

First edition hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 9½'' x 7''. Contains 102 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. White card mounted to the title page SIGNED by the author 'Roland Beamont', period monochrome photograph of Beamont tipped opposite the title page. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 112357

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Flying to the Limit | Reminiscences of Air ...

Verlag: Published by Patrick Stephens Limited, Denington Estate, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire First Edition . 1996.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1996

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Sehr gut

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag

Signiert: Signatur des Verfassers

Auflage: 1. Auflage