Mike Phipp: 3 books
by Mike Phipp
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2011
Wessex - for our purposes Dorset and Wiltshire, along with the western parts of Hampshire and Berkshire - has been part of Britain's aviation industry for over a hundred years. In his comprehensive new book, historian Mike Phipp recalls the area's proud heritage and details the many companies that...
by Mike Phipp
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
Flying boats have been a familiar sight in the Solent since the dawn of aviation. Two of Britain's major manufactures, Saunders-Roe and Supermarine, were based in Cowes and Woolston respectively. The area has been home to flying boats of Imperial Airways and, latterly, BOAC and Aquila Airways. With...
Hunter One
The Jet Heritage Story
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2009
The first ex-military jet flew in Britain in the late 1960s, restored by Jet Heritage of Bournemouth. The company made a successful business out of restoring the complicated military airframes and making them legal for civilian flight. This is the story of Jet Heritage and the men who restored the first ex-military jets back into service.