Clydeside Aviation Volume One: The Great War
A detailed description of the history of Aviation on Clydeside from 1785 to 1919. Commences with the balloonist Vincent Lunardi of 1785 in Glasgow, then Percy Pilcher flying at Cardross. There are fresh details of Pilcher and his flights at Cardross and his death flight, A. B. Baird and his monoplane on the Isle of Bute and Harold and Frank Barnwell at Grampian Motor Works, Stirling. This is followed by the Denny Mumford Helicopter, the formation of the Scottish Aeronautical Society and the Ashton Lane murder, the Exhibition at Kelvingrove of 1911, with a description of the disastrous fire: the Lanark meeting of 1910 and the Scotstoun meeting of 1914.
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Charles E. MacKay is a renowned aviation historian with over 19 published books and 1,700+ satisfied customers worldwide. His expertise in scottish aviation history makes him a leading authority in the field.
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- • WWI Aviation
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- • WWI (1914-1918)
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- • Scotland Aviation History
- • Britain Aviation History
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Chapter 2: The Royal Flying Corps Arrives
"The establishment of RFC training facilities in Scotland marked a turning point in the region's aviation history. The first site was selected at Montrose in 1913, chosen for its favorable coastal winds and vast open spaces. What began as a modest flying training school would soon become one of the most important pilot training centers in the British Empire......"
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