EDWARD TESHMAKER BUSK Born March 8th, 1866 Died November 5th, 1914
BUSK, Mary (née ACWORTH)
From Worlds End Bookshop (ABA, PBFA, ILAB), LONDON, United Kingdom
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AbeBooks Seller since 16 April 1999
From Worlds End Bookshop (ABA, PBFA, ILAB), LONDON, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 16 April 1999
About this Item
A brief sketch of the life of Edward Teshmaker Busk written by his mother. Publisher's paper-covered boards. 92 pages, 12 photographs including two facsimile letters. Scattered spots of foxing throughout. Spine rubbed and darkened. Compliments slip from the author loosely inserted and a press cutting tipped-in on the pastedown. Lieutenant Teddy Busk (1866-1914), London Electrical Engineers. RE(T) was an English pioneer of early aircraft design, and the designer of the first full-sized efficient inherently stable aeroplane. Busk was killed on 5 November 1914 while making an experimental flight in a BE2 which caught fire at Laffans Plain (now Farnborough Airfield), near Aldershot, burning him to death. He was buried at Aldershot Military Cemetery with full military honours. Busk's genius and his courage were recognised by the posthumous award of the Gold Medal of the Aeronautical Society of Great Britain. Seller Inventory # 16458
Bibliographic Details
Title: EDWARD TESHMAKER BUSK Born March 8th, 1866 ...
Publisher: Glasgow: printed at the University press by Robert MacLehose
Publication Date: 1917
Binding: Hardcover
Book Type: Book
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