Hawker

{detailed description}The Hawker name is certainly one of the most famous in aviation history, ranking alongside Lockheed, McDonnell-Douglas, Boeing, and Avro — but few people know its origin.
Harry Hawker was an Australian of pioneer stock who left school at twelve and had no further formal education. How did a comparatively uneducated man come to play a key role in Sopwith, the company that produced the Pup and Camel in World War I, and later found his own company which produced Schneider Trophy-winning aircraft between the wars and the Hurricane of World War II? More recently his name was linked with the Harrier, an aircraft that played a critical role in the Falklands War.
This book traces Hawker's early life, his move to England, his introduction to flying, and his role during World War I. It covers his later record-breaking exploits and his early, sad death in an accident that was mysteriously covered up in the official inquiry that followed. This book also provides fascinating insights into the problems pioneer aviators faced with courage and determination.
{Author / Publisher / Date}by L. K. Blackmore
published by Airlife 1993 1st British edn. (Originally published in New Zealand 1990) 232pp illustrated, index, bibliography 18x25
{condition}mint, in edge worn d/j, small tear at top of rear corner.
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