Heroes and Landmarks of British Military Aviation by Edwards, Peter J. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Dedication Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Ernest Willows and the Airship over the Channel

The First into the Skies British Airship Developments The First World War Cardington The Beginning of the End

Chapter 2 - Short Brothers and the World’s First Aircraft Manufacturer

The First World War Unhappy Experiences at Cardington Shortening the Empire The Sunderland The Stirling The Post-war Era

Chapter 3 - Geoffrey de Havilland and the Race to Australia

The MacRobertson England to Australia Air Race Early Life Family Triumphs and Tragedy The de Havilland Aircraft Company The End of the Runway

Chapter 4 - Vincent Richmond, the R101 and the End of British Airship Ambitions

Imperial Airship Scheme Into the Air The Aftermath

Chapter 5 - Sir George White and the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company

The Western Front The Bristol Blenheim Leslie Frise Picks Up the Mantle The Post-war Era Brabazon and Beyond

Chapter 6 - Thomas Sopwith and the Camels of Kingston

The Sopwith Aviation Company The Sopwith Camel From Camels to Dolphins The Closing Months of the War Excess Profits Duty

Chapter 7 - Harry Hawker and the Hawker Hurricane

The Influence of Sydney Camm Typhoons and Tempests The Gloucestershire Aircraft Company Post-war Aircraft Reorganization and Amalgamation

Chapter 8 - RJ Mitchell and the Birth of the Spitfire

Schneider Trophy RJ The Spitfire A Brilliant Career Cut Short Supermarine Aviation Works Limited Recognition

Chapter 9 - Herbert Smith and the Development of the Fighter

The Rise of the Fighter Sopwith’s Response The Designer The Magic of the Orient The Air Missions The New Designs

Chapter 10 - Charles Rolls, Henry Royce and the Magic of Merlin

Charles Stewart Rolls Sir Frederick Henry Royce The First Rolls-Royce Aero Engines The Magic of Merlin Into the Jet Age The Post-war Era

Chapter 11 - Reginald Pierson and the Wellington Saga

The Vickers Story Vickers Limited (Aviation Department) The Birth of the Wellington From Two to Four, the Vickers Windsor The Post-war Era

Chapter 12 - Alliott Verdon-Roe and the Road to Lancaster

The Sale of AV Roe & Company The Road to Lancaster Operation Chastise From Lancaster to York Saunders-Roe Limited Memories and Memorials

Chapter 13 - Frederick Handley Page and the Opening of the Imperial Airways

Family Matters Handley Page Limited Opening the Imperial Airways From Halifax to Hastings The Post-war Era V is for Victor Into the Jetstream

Chapter 14 - Charles Fairey and the Journey from Swordfish to Spearfish

Fairey Aviation Company The Attack on Taranto Harbour Swordfish to Albacore The Sinking of the Bismarck Albacore to Barracuda The Bite of the Barracuda Spearfish and the Post-war Era The Fairey Delta Legacies and Memorials

Chapter 15 - Robert Blackburn and the Brough Buccaneers

The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Car Company The Inter-war Years The Gathering Storm The Post-war Era The Blackburn Buccaneer

Chapter 16 - Robert Watson-Watt and the Prowlers of the Night Sky

The Start of the Air War Adler Tag Blitz Development of the Night Fighter The Development of Airborne Interception Radar The Luftwaffe Looked to the East The Mosquito Joins the Battle Clearing of the Skies

Chapter 17 - Frank Whittle and the Power Jets Company

Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle OM, KBE, CB, FRS, FRAeS Power Jets Limited The Gloster Meteor Frank Whittle’s Post-war Years Memorials

Chapter 18 - Harold Wilson and the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977

British Aircraft Corporation 1960–1977 Hawker Siddeley Group 1960–1977 The Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act 1977 British Aerospace to BAE Systems

Appendix 1 - Summary of the Main British Aviation, Mergers, Acquisitions and Nationalizations Appendix 2 - Selected UK Aviation Museums Bibliography Index