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Hurricane R4118 - Peter Vacher

Hurricane R4118

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
160 Seiten
2010
Grub Street Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-906502-73-7 (ISBN)
CHF 24,90 inkl. MwSt
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In 1982, when he was travelling in India, the author stumbled on the remains of a British plane - a Hurricane Mark 1, a veteran of the Battle of Britain. It was in a dreadful state. Could he restore it? Would it fly again? Not until 14 years later did he decide to act and after six years of wrangling he got the icon home.
In 1982, when he was travelling in India, Peter Vacher stumbled on the remains of a British plane - a Hurricane Mark 1, a veteran of the Battle of Britain. It was in a dreadful state. Could he restore it? Would it fly again? Not until 14 years later did he decide to act and after six years of wrangling he got the icon home. Then the truly difficult process of restoration began - a worldwide search for parts, careful reconstruction, flight testing - until in 2005 it flew again to the delight of thousands of enthusiasts. Along the way Peter reunited three auspicious veterans - Peter Thompson, Bunny Currant and Bob Foster - with R4118, men who had flown her during the war. To this date the aircraft's grace and splendour in flight is enjoyed by crowds across the UK.

Peter Vacher is the noted author of Hurricane R4118. He was born in London during the Blitz and was educated at Marlborough College. Wing Commander R W Foster DFC AE specializes in World War II history.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 19.8.2010
Zusatzinfo Illustrations (some col.)
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 170 x 241 mm
Gewicht 408 g
Themenwelt Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Luftfahrt / Raumfahrt
Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 1-906502-73-0 / 1906502730
ISBN-13 978-1-906502-73-7 / 9781906502737
Zustand Neuware
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