Many books have been produced which detail the lives and thoughts
of famous individuals. A View from the Wings is unique, recalling a
wartime boyhood in which aircraft flying constantly overhead played
a large part. This experience led to a lifetime career in the
aviation industry both in the UK and overseas such as the US and
South Africa. Mixed with events of a more personal nature often
coated with whimsical humour, the author has evocatively captured
the rise and demise of Britain's aircraft industry in the post-war
period. In setting out to be non-technical, A View from the Wings
will appeal to those whose memories embrace the sound
barrier-breaking years and the leap of faith and technology that
saw Concorde defeat the Americans in the race to produce a
practical supersonic airliner. All too often political procurement
and technical failures have made for dramatic headlines and these
too are subjected to much critical comments. Think of the
critically acclaimed Empire of the Clouds (Faber and Faber, 2010),
but instead of a boyhood observer, the author was an active part of
the British aviation industry in its former prime and eventual
implosion.
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