Scottish Aerodromes Of The 1920s And 1930s

Author : Malcolm Fife
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scottish Aerodromes of the 1920s and 1930s written by Malcolm Fife and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2020-10-04 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The end of the First World War brought with it the closure most of the military aerodromes in Scotland. It, however, retained its links with naval aviation with aircraft carriers frequently exercising off the coast. In the latter part of the decade Auxiliary Air Force squadrons were formed at Edinburgh and Glasgow manned by civilians. With the rise of the Nazis in Germany, the RAF responded by building new airfields or re-opening former First World War sites. They included armament practice camps at Evanton and West Freugh where pilots could practice their skills in bombing and firing their weapons. RAF flying boats also visited various coastal locations around Scotland in the years leading up to the War. The inter-war services also saw the development of scheduled airline services within the country. They were, however, not between major towns but linked remote islands with major towns of the mainland. An air ambulance service was also created to serve isolated communities. All of these developments are covered as well as private flying and gliding. There is also a section on aerodromes that were planned but never built.

Author : Deborah Lake
Publisher : Birlinn
ISBN 13 : 0857906860
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tartan Airforce written by Deborah Lake and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2013-06-15 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain's first flying machine was trailed in Perthshire in 1907 and ever since - whether at war or in peacetime - Scotland has been in the frontline of British military aviation. In Tartan Air Force Deborah Lake investigates Scotland's contribution to military flying over the last hundred years. With a wealth of previously unpublished or little-known accounts from air and ground crew, fliers and non-fliers, this is a comprehensive and entertaining tribute which emphasises the human aspect of Scotland's part in the history. From the Second World War, when many famous missions, including those against the great German battleship Tirpitz, were undertaken from Scottish airfields, to the importance of its RAF air bases and radar stations in asserting the Soviet threat during the Cold War and beyond, Scotland has played its part in protecting the skies.

Author : David Long
Publisher : Constable
ISBN 13 : 1472117476
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bizarre Scotland written by David Long and published by Constable. This book was released on 2014-10-16 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the world's oldest indoor loo to a theatre where spectators fill their pockets with poo, the definitive guide to the stranger side of Scotland shows there's a lot more to the place than tartan, haggis and tossing the caber. Inside you'll find: The world's longest man-made echo A city where aliens are welcome What the Royals really think of it Britain's weirdest wig The worst Scottish accents ever Our tallest hedge and oldest tree Loch monsters nastier than Nessie A road you can roll up Scots in Space Whether it's Ruthven or Ruthven? Britain's loneliest bus stop (and its loveliest) A school for spies The cost of burning witches An aeroplane made from seaweed . . . and why the Queen needs rubber gloves Praise for Bizarre London: 'In a market niche that's now as crowded as the 18:22 to Reading, Bizarre London pummels its bantamweight rivals with knockout clouts of trivia that even this weary correspondent hadn't encountered before.' The Londonist

Author : Alastair Gray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780199170630
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Scotland written by Alastair Gray and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reissue of a popular text, for Standard Grade History exams. We have added 8 pages 'Into the Millennium' to update the text, and added exam questions under the new headings of Knowledge and Understanding and Line of Enquiry, at General and Credit levels.

Author : Stephen Page
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136346007
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tourism Management written by Stephen Page and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Tourism Management' is a complete synthesis of tourism, from its beginnings, through to the major impacts it has on today's global community, the environment and economy.

Author : Martyn Chorlton
Publisher : British Airfields in the Secon
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scottish Airfields in the Second World War: The Lothians written by Martyn Chorlton and published by British Airfields in the Secon. This book was released on 2008 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the part played by the airfields in the Lothians during the Second World War; the planes and pilots who flew them; and the local civilians who worked alongside them.

Author : Matthew D. Esposito
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351211781
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A World History of Railway Cultures, 1830-1930 written by Matthew D. Esposito and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-01-03 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 4-volume collection is the first compilation of primary sources to historicize the cultural impact of railways on a global scale from their inception in Great Britain to the Great Depression. Gathered together are over 200 rare out-of-print published and unpublished materials from archival and digital repositories throughout the world. Organized by historical geography, this first volume covers the United Kingdom.

Author : Ian Philpott
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1844153916
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Royal Air Force - Volume 2 written by Ian Philpott and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2006-07-20 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume II of this mammoth reference work covers the years in which the League of Nations failed because of the emerging dictatorships in Germany and Italy and the expansionist policies adopted by Japan. Britain was still reeling from the consequences of World War I and the RAF was sadly far behind the other major world powers in aircraft design, still relying on bi-planes that were direct descendants of World War I thinking. It gradually became apparent that, despite UK government dithering, the RAF needed to develop new aircraft, engines and increase production to confront the bully-boy tactics of the Axis powers. As the turn of the decade approached extraordinary measures were taken to enable RAF to defend Britain's skies and this her freedom. As with Volume 1, this book covers every conceivable part of the RAF's history through these pre-War days. It looks at the development and invention of new equipment such as radar, monoplane fighters, metal construction and the heavy bomber. This was an era when science in aviation was rushing ahead and fortunately for Britain's freedom, it laid the foundations of victory in 1.945

Author : Mike Balmforth
Publisher : Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1786794500
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book CCC Cruising Scotland written by Mike Balmforth and published by Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd. This book was released on with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lavishly illustrated book has been designed as a companion to the Clyde Cruising Club's Sailing Directions and covers the Scottish west coast from the Clyde to Cape Wrath and all the outlying islands. Cruising Scotland makes inspiring and informative reading for anyone considering sailing the area. It provides additional information, points of interest and many photographs and is a fascinating and invaluable addition to the Club's publications. No yacht cruising the Scottish west coast should be without a copy. It was first written by the late Journal Editor, Mike Balmforth, in conjunction with the Editor of the Sailing Directions, Edward Mason, who has now prepared this third edition with Imray.

Author : Michael Meighan
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 144562401X
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scotland's Lost Industries written by Michael Meighan and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2012-12-15 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Meighan takes us on a journey into a time when Scotland, despite its small size, produced the best of everything, from stone to steel and rubber tyres to motor cars