British Civil Aircraft 1919-1972 Volume 1

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{detailed description}This is the first of three volumes forming a definitive work of reference to the entire output of Britain's civil aircraft industry (and of its amateur constructors) for the first half-century since the commencement of civil flying in 1919. It presents full details of all types, ranging from single-seat ultra-lights to heavy jet transports, alphabetically by manufacturers and then in logical order of designation.
It is an encyclopaedia of British civil aviation which describes 186 major aircraft types, gives specifications and photographs of all main variants, outlines their development and operational histories, recalls epic flights and famous pilots, and gives full production lists which include every British aircraft built for export.
Similarly arranged Appendixes illustrate and describe nearly 300 civil types built only in prototype form or in small numbers, over 150 military types flown with civil markings, and some 270 imported types.
A special 500-page Appendix gives complete documentation on more than 16,500 individual British registered aircraft of over 1000 different types, forming a fully illustrated British Civil Register (by types) which gives registrations, constructors numbers, dates of first flights and issue of C.s of A., aircraft names, subsequent identities and fates. Chief changes of ownership, with dates, are also included for most British-built aircraft.
The first volume of British Civil Aircraft 1919-1972 describes 355 aircraft types from A.B.C. Robin to Chilton D.W.I, includes 70 three-view drawings and is illustrated by 540 photographs, many unique and never previously published.
This new edition has been revised and updated by the author's son Roger Jackson.
Cover illustration: an original painting by Keith Woodcock depicting Armstrong Whitworth Argosy I G-EBOZ of Imperial Airways flying over the original Croydon Aerodrome building at Plough Lane.

Originally published in 1959-60 as "British Civil Aircraft 1919-1959" and re-titled as "British Civil Aircraft Since 1919" when 2nd editions were published in the early 1970's it was finally titled as "British Civil Aircraft 1919-1972" when Conway Maritime Press reprinted the 2nd editions with corrections in 1987-88. To further confuse things the 1988 2nd edition reprint of volume 2 has "British Civil Aircraft Since 1919 Volume 2" on the title page and "British Civil Aircraft 1919-1972 Volume 2" on the d/j.
{Author / Publisher / Date}by A. J. Jackson
1987 2nd rpt. with corrections, 576pp
{condition}fine inc. d/j.
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