His Majesty's airship : the life and tragic death of the world's largest flying machine
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- ISBN: 9781982168278 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
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x, 299 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm - Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2023.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Dreams, pipe dreams, and imperial visions -- Brief history of a bad idea -- Night and storm -- Flying death trap -- "The feeling of utter loneliness" -- The idea that would not die -- India seems a very long way -- She floats free -- Trial by error -- France, and the midnight hour -- The perfectly safe experimental prototype -- The violent, unseen world -- Fools rush in -- A very violent end -- Solving the mystery : what caused the crash? -- Bloody end of a bloody era. |
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Subject: | Thomson, Christopher Birdwood Baron 1875-1930 R101 (Airship) Air travel England History 20th century Aircraft accidents England History 20th century Airships England History 20th century |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Lakeshore Branch | 363.12409420904 Gwy | 31681010321180 | NONFIC | Available | - |