DeHavilland: A Pictorial Tribute

Founded on 25th September 1920 no other aircraft company has had such a product range during such a protracted period as de Havilland.
During the 1920s and 1930s the celebrated Moth series of light aircraft were produced. This included the Tiger Moth which trained most of the RAF's pilots just prior to, and during, the Second World War. Then there was the Mosquito with the odd airliner thrown in for good measure. During the Second World War de Havillands were developing their own jet engine, the Goblin, to be installed in their jet fighter, the Vampire. Even before the war was over thoughts were being turned to the Comet, a civil jet-powered airliner. Based on Mosquito experience, de Havillands produced the DH103 Hornet, not a single one of which, alas, exists.
The supersonic fighter was tackled with the DH110 and subsequent development led to the Sea Vixen shipboard fighter. This was armed with the Firestreak infra-red guided missile.
By the late 1950s it was obvious that the company had to expand and it was merged into the Hawker Siddeley Group of companies. Hawker Siddeley being much the larger company, it was that name which was retained. The spirit of the company still exists, however, at the Civil Aircraft Division of what is now British Aerospace.
This book is a stunning photographic tribute to the company and sets out to depict as many types of de Havilland aircraft as possible in their natural environment — the air. All of the photographs have been shot for the book in the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.



by Gordon Bain
Airlife 1992 1st edition. 148pp profusely illustrated. 24x31 good, d/j covered in self adhesive plastic and stuck to inner boards.




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