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Geoffrey Simmons tells the story of the bravery and expertise of the men who flew the primitive machines of the time, often in appalling weather at night, from these little known bases.
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THIS APPEALING LITTLE book concentrates on the First World War airfields of the East Riding of Yorkshire. Well illustrated with period and recent photographs, maps and colour artwork side elevations of typical aeroplanes, it features the aerodromes of Beverley, Eastburn/Driffield and Hornsea Mere, the landing grounds at Atwick, Barmby Moor, Bellasize, East Heslerton, Hedon, Menthorpe Gate, Owthorne and South Cave and the airship station at Howden, including the mooring-out substation at lowthorpe. A final chapter is devoted to No 2 (Northern) Acceptance Depot at Brough, subsequently taken over by Blackburn Aircraft.
Appendices list units and representative aircraft at the aerodromes and the known casualties of German airship raids on Hull.
Some trouble has been taken to assemble a good collection of appropriate illustrations, a fair number of which will be unfamiliar to most readers. This enhances the book and makes it good value for money.
--Aeroplane Magazine Sept 2010
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Appendices list units and representative aircraft at the aerodromes and the known casualties of German airship raids on Hull.
Some trouble has been taken to assemble a good collection of appropriate illustrations, a fair number of which will be unfamiliar to most readers. This enhances the book and makes it good value for money.
--Aeroplane Magazine Sept 2010
Geoff Simmons was born in Hull in 1928 and first became interested in airplanes in 1938-39. In 1945, he joined Blackburn Aircraft and spent most of his working life as a senior design engineer, before taking early retirement in 1989. A member of the Airfield Research Group and the International Cross and Cockade Society, he lives in Beverley.
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- PublisherFlight Recorder Publications Ltd
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 0954560590
- ISBN 13 9780954560591
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages64
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Away from the trenches of the First World War, the German Navy launched a bombardment of the east coast of Yorkshire in June 1915 and this, along with the threat of aerial bombardment from zeppelins, provoked the establishment of aerodromes, landing grounds and airship stations across the county. Using archive photographs, maps and illustrations, Geoffrey Simmons pieces together the history of these mostly forgotten sites in the East Riding and the aircraft that flew from them. Seller Inventory # 296318
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. First Edition. Describes the military airfields that existed in East Yorkshire during the First World War, their buildings, aircraft and the brave men who flew from them. There is also a description of the Zeppelin raids on Hull, as well as Britain's own airship operations from Howden and Lowthorpe. 104 pages. Illustrated throughout with colour & b/w photographs, maps and drawings. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 27 cm x 20 Cm. Seller Inventory # 11927
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