20-01-10, 09:37 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
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Hello,
I do not own a Bristol but have admired them for many years. I note the references to the aircraft heritage and this has prompted me to recommend a recent book by an Aussie writer. The title is "Charles Kingsford Smith and those magnificent men". Although Kingsford Smith is the focus of the book many other pioneer airmen certainly get more than an honourable mention. There is also plenty of detail on the mechanical and engineering (and sheer good luck) that allowed those early machines to fly.
Peter FitzSimons 2009, Harper and Collins ISBN 978 0 7322 8487 9.
Regards to all,
Kev P
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