Discover 4 authoritative aviation biography books by Charles E. MacKay
A concise life of Britain’s greatest test pilot—487 aircraft types flown. From pre‑war Germany to jet and rocket aircraft, Brown’s own accounts, rare photographs, and trial notes cover Me 163 Komet flights and the steam‑catapult revolution that transformed carrier aviation, with timelines and type lists for quick reference.
Percy Pilcher—Scotland’s Icarus. Based on family papers, university records, and contemporary journalism, this biography follows his advanced hang‑gliders of the 1890s, Glasgow lectures, meetings with Lilienthal and influence on the Wrights, and recounts the fatal Cardross demonstration, with restored images and site maps of Auchensail and Cardross.
Lucy, Lady Houston—the patron who bought Britain speed. This three‑part biography links her support for the Schneider Trophy, the Everest flight, and the Supermarine/Rolls‑Royce partnership that led to the Merlin, blending society history with hard engineering and flight, illustrated from private albums and archives.
The life of Dieter Dengler, from German childhood to US Navy attack pilot. Covers A‑1 Skyraider operations from USS Ranger, the shoot‑down over Laos, brutal captivity, and the first successful escape from a Laotian prison camp, with a concise Skyraider history (including UK/Swedish service) and Carrier Air Wing context.
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