The Lost Flying Boat

Author : Alan Sillitoe
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504034456

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The Lost Flying Boat by Alan Sillitoe Pdf

A post-WWII adventure from the bestselling author of The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner. A top-secret mission sends a crew of Royal Air Force veterans from South Africa to the subarctic Kerguelen Islands in this suspense-packed tale of lawlessness, piracy, obsession, and greed. At the helm of the Aldebaran, a huge flying boat, sits the monomaniacal Captain Bennett, a man hell-bent on unearthing a treasure buried by the Germans in the final days of World War II. And on the seaplane’s radio is the young wireless operator Adcock, a man who listens to everything and tries to make sense of it all. The rest of the ex-soldiers on board seek either riches or adventure—but all are fleeing the frustrations and disappointments of their postwar lives. As the voyage takes dangerous turns toward natural and manmade threats, it becomes clear that Captain Bennett is keeping secrets and the Aldebaran is not alone on her quest. Adcock’s morals are soon put to the test, machine guns are mounted on the flying boat’s turrets, and the thirst for gold may cost the crew their lives. Classic kitchen sink realism meets high-flying adventure in this British thriller that goes beyond action and into the depths of human values and motivations in a war-damaged world. Drawing upon Alan Sillitoe’s own wartime experiences as a wireless operator, The Lost Flying Boat is full of aerial heroics, coded messages, shattered dreams, and the will to persevere.

Author : Graham Coster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Aeronautics
ISBN : UOM:39015050059438

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Corsairville by Graham Coster Pdf

It was the obscure legend of the lying boat Corsair, recued from the Belgian Congo in an epic salvage operation, that fired Graham Coster's quest for the lost world of the flying boat. Coster's journey begins in Southampton, from where Imperial Airways' Empire boats departed to fly up the Nile on their way to South Africa, and takes him to the flying boats' old haunts in Uganda, Kenya, Malawi and Zimbabwe, from Lake Naivasha to Victoria Falls.

Author : Alan Sillitoe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Fiction in English - 1945- - Texts
ISBN : 0586060642

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The Lost Flying Boat by Alan Sillitoe Pdf

Author : Graham Coster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1916045375

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The Flying Boat that Fell to Earth by Graham Coster Pdf

Author : Stéphane Nicolaou
Publisher : Zenith Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Seaplanes
ISBN : 9780760306215

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Flying Boats & Seaplanes by Stéphane Nicolaou Pdf

Beginning with races that were staged at elegant French resorts in the early part of the century, flying boats and seaplanes have played an integral part in aviation history. World War I spurred the development of these machines, and by the 1930s, flying boats and seaplanes had become pioneers in transcontinental flight. This photo-filled history recalls the role of flying boats and seaplanes in civil and military aviation history, and the enthusiasm of the engineers and pilots who are associated with their development. In addition to the golden years of hydraviation prior to World War II, author Nicolaou examines the decline of the seaplane, and its subsequent renaissance in nations that are today considered seaplane paradises. The saga is illustrated by more than 200 rare photographs uncovered in archives around the globe.

Author : Herbert Strang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1912
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1079310754

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The Flying Boat by Herbert Strang Pdf

Author : Phillip E. Sims
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 729 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783468836

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Adventurous Empires by Phillip E. Sims Pdf

This is a story from a bygone age recalling the most successful flying-boat airliner ever built. Designed to a specification for Imperial Airways, then Britains national airline, it carried passengers and, more importantly, mail throughout the British Empire. The airliner offered luxurious travel for the privileged few, every journey being an adventure shared by passengers and crew.Short Brothers built 42 Empires at their factory in Rochester during the late 1930s. Imperial Airways were expanding their network to the furthermost outposts of the British Empire, whilst laying down the principles of scheduled airline operation.This is the tale of the realization of a dream and the efforts of those who made it possible. During World War II, the military Sunderland version became an icon.

Author : Charles Woodley
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-10
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780750989725

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Flying Boats by Charles Woodley Pdf

Flying Boats: Air Travel in the Golden Age sets out to do justice to a time of glamorous, unhurried air travel, unrecognisable to most of today's air travellers, but sorely missed by some. During the 1930s, long-distance air travel was the preserve of the flying boat, which transported well-heeled passengers in ocean-liner style and comfort across the oceans. But then the Second World War came, and things changed. Suddenly, landplanes were more efficient, and in abundance: long concrete runways had been constructed during the war that could be used by a new generation of large transport aircraft; and endless developments in aircraft meant they could fly faster and for further distances. Commercial flying boat services resumed, but their days would be numbered.

Author : Graham Coster
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-10
Category : Air travel
ISBN : 0993291163

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The Flying Boat That Fell to Earth by Graham Coster Pdf

Author : Volker A. Behr
Publisher : Schiffer Pub Limited
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 0764344765

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Dornier Do X by Volker A. Behr Pdf

Though only three were produced in late-1920s/early-1930s Germany, the Dornier Do X was the largest flying boat of its time and flew passengers on international flights in extreme comfort during the pre-World War II years. Powered by twelve engines, the aircraft could accommodate over 100 passengers and crew and included sleeping and dining areas. This detailed and highly illustrated book covers the design, development and construction of the Do X, then explores its initial testing and short but historic use as an international airliner, and lastly discusses the ultimate fate of all three examples. The superb collection of photographs includes rare images of the Do X's construction, flights, crew, and luxurious fittings - including many of its interior features, furniture, vintage ephemera and place settings.

Author : Leslie Dawson
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473826755

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Fabulous Flying Boats by Leslie Dawson Pdf

The history of the development and operations of flying boats in the early twentieth century is a vibrant one, full of colourful characters and experimentation. In 'Fabulous Flying Boats', Leslie Dawson captures this spirit of dynamism, reminding us of the most successful early pioneers of the seaplanes development, including a little known and oft-overlooked rival to the Wright Brothers, working to put their mutual successes in context. He goes on to describe, in clear and vivid detail, and using first hand-accounts, what it was like to be aboard one of the resulting huge passenger flying boats, as air crew and as a passenger. He also recounts the part played by the military boats inevitably seconded to such use. Incredibly well researched, the narrative embraces the globe-trotting air routes, from Europe to the Far East and to the Americas, and is well supported with evocative images from private and corporate collections, and the worlds aviation museums. The in-depth Appendix is virtually a book in itself. This book is sure to be a welcome addition to any Aviation enthusiasts library as it covers a particularly important period of Aviation development which formed a fertile environment for a host of young experimenters. The process of development continues to this day.

Author : ‘Vic’ Hodgkinson
Publisher : Air World
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781399065658

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My Flying Boat War by ‘Vic’ Hodgkinson Pdf

Wing Commander Vic Hodgkinson DFC served throughout the Second World War as a pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force. His war began in 1939 when he traveled to the UK to become one of the founding members of 10 Squadron RAAF. With its training complete, the squadron took delivery of its first Short Sunderland flying boats. In early 1940, the squadron was loaned to the RAF by the Australian Government. Flying from Mount Batten (Plymouth), Pembroke Dock (Wales) and Oban (Scotland), Vic Hodgkinson, along with the rest of the squadron, played a vital part in the early stages of the Battle of the Atlantic as part of the RAF’s Coastal Command. During that time, he was involved in numerous air-sea rescues. This included picking up twenty-one survivors of a U-boat attack, and of returning the compliment with depth charge attacks on German submarines. Vic himself became a survivor when, returning from a fifteen-hour patrol in fog, his Sunderland crashed into the Irish Sea near Bardsey Island, off the North Wales coast, while returning to Pembroke Dock. Six of his eleven crew were killed; it was a gruelling twelve hours before the survivors were finally rescued. In May 1941, Vic and his crew were dispatched to the Mediterranean, but became stranded in Egypt after their Sunderland was damaged. while awaiting spare parts, Vic volunteered to serve with a RAF flying boat squadron based in Alexandria. He found himself flying through heavy enemy fire to make contact with Allied troops fighting for their lives in Crete. After this, they were once again back in the Atlantic, flying patrols across the Bay of Biscay. During one such sortie, Vic’s crew became embroiled in a battle of the giants with a Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor. It was an engagement that ended badly for the faster and heavily armed enemy aircraft. In 1942, Hodgkinson was sent back to Australia, going on to serve with both 20 Squadron RAAF and 40 Squadron RAAF. It was in this period that he also flew the Consolidated Catalina, Martin Mariner and other flying boats – including Dornier Do 24s that had been impressed into RAAF service after the fall of the Dutch East Indies. His missions included dropping supplies to remote areas, minelaying, reporting on Japanese ship movements, and engaging in the bombing of enemy positions. This is Vic’s remarkable story, told here in his own words for the first time.

Author : E.R. Johnson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-29
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0786457082

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American Flying Boats and Amphibious Aircraft by E.R. Johnson Pdf

This work is a comprehensive, heavily illustrated history of the many flying boats and amphibious aircraft designed and built in the United States. It is divided into three chronological sections: the early era (1912–1928), the golden era (1928–1945), and the post-war era (1945–present), with historical overviews of each period. Within each section, individual aircraft types are listed in alphabetical order by manufacturer or builder, with historical background, technical specifications, drawings, and one or more photographs. Appendices cover lesser known flying boat and amphibian types as well as various design concepts that never achieved the flying stage.

Author : Mike Phipp
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445613055

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Flying Boats of the Solent and Poole by Mike Phipp Pdf

The story of the flying boats and seaplanes of Solent and Poole.

Author : David Oliver
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445646145

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Jet Flying Boats by David Oliver Pdf

In this book, aviation historian David Oliver covers the little-known flying-boat legacy of the Second World War.