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THE HOVERFLY FILE

by Eric Myall

Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st. 1997

Very good condition. A monogram on the development of rotary-wing flight both in Great Britain and America, in the years immediately preceding the second World War. Large format. Blue glazed pictorial boards. B/w photos. 104 pages.

Two small heavy knocks to upper middle of rear board (indented). Contents are clean.

ISBN: 0851302629
Stock no. 1828655

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Contents

  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Synopsis
  • Historical Background
  • Igor Sikorsky
  • Helicopter Development and Production by Sikorsky
  • British Involvement in America
  • Deliveries to the United Kingdom
  • Care and Maintenance in the United Kingdom
  • Helicopter Unit, Hanworth
  • The Royal Air Force and the Hoverfly
  • The Fleet Air Arm and the Hoverfly
  • The Establishments
  • The British Aircraft Industry and the Hoverfly
  • Individual Aircraft Histories
  • Surviving R-4/R-6s
  • Construction Numbers
  • Hoverfly Colour Schemes
  • "Helicopting"
  • Index of Names
  • Abbreviations
  • Credits
  • Bibliography
  • Plans/Drawings

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