A Quiet Country Town - A Celebration of Westland at Yeovil (Paperback, 2nd edition)

It has been 100 years since the first airfield was established in the country town of Yeovil. Since 1915, aircraft have been designed, manufactured and tested at Westland, including the Lysander, used to transport British agents to Europe during the Second World War. In 1948 the company focused solely on helicopters and its aircraft have been sent all over the world since then, used in lifesaving with Air Ambulance and Search and Rescue and deployed in warfare such as Balkans, Iraq and Afghanistan. To celebrate the centenary of the UK's only major helicopter manufacturer, David Gibbings has collated an anthology of writings that retell Westland's history and its special relationship with Yeovil, which has rarely been quiet since the first aircraft took off from the airfield that now lies at its heart.

General

Imprint:	The History Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2021
First published:	2015
Authors:	David Gibbings
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-7509-9804-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Air forces & warfare Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Aircraft: general interest Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment > Military vehicles Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Aviation manufacturing industry Books > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Promotions
LSN:	0-7509-9804-0
Barcode:	9780750998048

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