The balloon factory : the story of the men who built Britain's first flying machines /

"Alexander Frater's book is about a small, largely forgotten group of young men who, early in the twentieth century, competed to build and fly Britain's first aeroplane. At the heart of his story lies the Balloon Factory, a cathedral-sized shed overlooking Farnborough Common, and its...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Frater, Alexander, 1937- (συγγραφέας.)
Μορφή: Βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: London : Picador, 2008.
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