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From Biplane to Spitfire : The Life of air Chief Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baker, Anne.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Salmond, Geoffrey, Sir.
- Salmond, Geoffrey.
- Great Britain. Royal Air Force--Officers--Biography.
- Great Britain.
- Air pilots, Military--Great Britain--Biography.
- Marshals--Great Britain--Biography.
- Air pilots, Military.
- Marshals.
- Local Subjects:
- Air pilots, Military--Great Britain--Biography.
- Great Britain. Royal Air Force--Officers--Biography.
- Marshals--Great Britain--Biography.
- Salmond, Geoffrey, Sir.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (438 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- : Pen and Sword, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Air Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond and his brother Jack joined the Royal Flying Corps during the Great War and both were to have a major influence on the development of the Royal Air Force in the 1920s and 1930s. After a most distinguished war service, Geoffrey, the older of the two, became one of the original pioneers of long range flight and rose steadily through the ranks. He was one of the first to recognize the importance of 'high speed flight' and the development of the Supermarine S6 (the forerunner of the Spitfire). As such he was closely involved with the Schneider Trophy races of the e
- Contents:
- ""Return to Egypt � Shipwreck""""Mastery of the Air""; ""Victory""; ""5: The First Flight from Egypt to India""; ""Knighthood. Planning the Desert Route""; ""Trenchard�s White Paper""; ""The Mad Mullah""; ""6: The Cairo Conference""; ""Air Minister for Supply and Research""; ""Crisis in Iraq and Visits to Clouds Hill""; ""7: By Imperial Airways to India 1926""; ""Crisis in Kabul; Rescue over the Mountains""; ""8: Air Defence of Great Britain""; ""Chief of the Air Staff""; ""Epilogue""; ""Appendix: Honours""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781783379767
- 1783379766
- OCLC:
- 855504457
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