BROOKLANDS CRADLE OF BRITISH MOTOR RACING AND AVIATION

BROOKLANDS CRADLE OF BRITISH MOTOR RACING AND AVIATION

NICHOLAS H. LANCASTER

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Código:
20549
Idioma:
INGLES
Editorial:
SHIRE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Nº edición:
1
Materia
Circuitos
ISBN:
978-0-7478-0707-0
Páginas:
64
Encuadernación:
PORTADA EN RUSTICA
Medidas:
210 mm x 150 mm
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Introduction
Early Days
Into the Air
Back on Track
Flying Between the Wars
Serious Speed
Aviation Ascendant
Epilogue
Further Information
Index

Before the Second World War, Brooklands was the most famous motor racing venue in the world, attracting large and glamorous crowds to its banked circuit to watch races being won and records being broken. Also an important centre for aviation, Brooklands saw the first flight of a British pilot in a British aircraft. With the outbreak of war in 1939, motor racing would stop, never to resume again, and the site became an important centre for aviation manufacturers, producing in its history both the Wellington bomber and the Concorde. Discover the history of this unique sporting site, from its heyday as a motoring treasure to its wartime service in aviation production. Nicholas Lancaster conjures up the atmosphere of pre-war race meetings and early British flying achievements in this nostalgic look at the birthplace of British motor sport and aviation.

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