Balloons, Bleriots and Barnstormers by Alastair Goodrum

Balloons, Bleriots and Barnstormers by Alastair Goodrum

Since time immemorial ordinary people have flocked to gaze upon daring feats in the hope of witnessing some death-defying or even death-inducing act. Aeronautics was turned into a public spectacle and exploited financially from its very beginning and thus it has remained ever since. The book sets out to elaborate upon those concepts in the East Midlands, and demonstrates that the region is truly representative of the progress of general aviation in this country as a whole over two centuries. The history covers balloons for shows and sports, the pre-First World War period, women aviators, Sir Alan Cobham, through to private and small air taxi flying operations, Amy Johnson, and continuing up to the present day. Balloons, Bleriots and Barnstormers enables the reader to feel the euphoria and frustrations of the flyers, and experience the same excitement as the people who actually witnessed their efforts.

Born and bred in Spalding, Lincolnshire, Alastair Goodrum has held a passion for aviation ever since being taken as a small boy to the 1954 Farnborough Air Show. Now sixty-four, he has been married for forty years, has held a commission in the RAFVR from 1968 to 1975, is an occasional radio broadcaster and presents illustrated public talks on his pet subject.

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ISBN 13	9780752445168
ISBN 10	0752445162
Title	Balloons, Bleriots and Barnstormers
Author	Alastair Goodrum
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The History Press Ltd
Year published	2009-03-10
Number of pages	288
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