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3 books mention ‘Percy Pilcher’.
A new biography of Percy S.
Aviation Biography · 171 pages · 8 May 2024£12.89Commences with the balloonist Vincent Lunardi of 1785 in Glasgow, then Percy Pilcher flying at Cardross.
Scottish Aviation History · 372 pages · 8 October 2018 · Volume 1 of 3, Clydeside Aviation£12.89Companion to Soaring With Wings-Percy Pilcher Wants To Fly
Aviation Biography · 102 pages · 9 September 2024£12.40
Historical articles (5)
- Percy Pilcher, 1895-1899: Cardross, the Hawk Glider, Otto Lilienthal and Early Flight in Scotland
Percy Sinclair Pilcher's 1895-1899 gliding experiments at Cardross and in England, the Hawk glider, Otto Lilienthal and his yachts on the Firth of Clyde.
- How Glasgow's Shipyards Built Aircraft in the Great War
Glasgow Clydeside shipyards built aircraft, airships and aero engines in the Great War: Beardmore, Weir, Denny, the R34 and Red Clydeside.
- Mother of the Few: How Lucy, Lady Houston Financed the 1931 Schneider Trophy and the 1933 Everest Flight
How Lucy, Lady Houston funded the 1931 British Schneider Trophy team, the Rolls-Royce R engine and the 1933 Houston Mount Everest Flight.
- Dieter Dengler Biography: Skyraider 04 Down and the Laos Escape, 1966
Dieter Dengler biography: 1966 shoot-down and escape from Laos, Attack Squadron VA-145 on USS Ranger (CV-61), Douglas A-1 Skyraider and CIA reports.
- Dorothy Wordsworth's 1803 Tour of Scotland: The Journal of Her Journey with William Wordsworth and Coleridge
Dorothy Wordsworth's 1803 journal of her tour through the Scottish Borders and West of Scotland with William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.