Air World: 2 books
Airlines at War
British Civil Aviation 1939–1944
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018
The brave efforts of the pilots and crew of the RAF during the Second World War are well-known but there was another body of aviators that played a significant role in the conflict – the men and women of the civilian airlines.
The British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was formed shortly...
From Jacks to Joysticks
An Aviation Life: Engineer to Commercial Pilot
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Trenchard Brat. Flying Spanner. Left Hand Seat. Nicknames abound in aviation. But not many get to be called them all, especially when they’ve started life with an aversion to school and a stammer thrown in. Mick Patrick started his aviation career as an RAF Apprentice and finished it as an Air Ambulance...