" Wings on Windermere " The History of the Lake District’s Forgotten Flying Boat Factory (White Series N° 9105)
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This book unveils the forgotten story of a WWII-era flying boat factory on Lake Windermere, detailing the production of Short Sunderlands and their service history with the RAF until the 1950s.
Characteristics
| ISBN-13 | 9788389450821 |
| ISBN-10 | 8389450828 |
| Book cover finish(es) | Perfect paperback |
| Condition | Like New |
| Author(s) | Allan King |
| Publisher | MMP |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Published date | 2008 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Collection / Series | White Series No 9105 |
| Size | 21 x 29,7 x 1 cm |
| Categorie(s) | • AVIATION MILITAIRE • APPAREILS - CONSTRUCTEURS |
Description
Visitors to the Lake District today, seeing the quiet and peaceful Windermere, never guess that this was once the site of a factory building military flying boats. But in the early '40s a factory was built from scratch to produce Short Sunderlands, along with a complete village to house the workers. The fascinating story of this forgotten factory is told in this book, alongside the history of the big planes built there, which served with the RAF and other air arms until the 1950s.