9781982168278
His Majesty's airship : the life and tragic death of the world's largest flying machine
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"Gwynne's chronicle features a cast of remarkable - and often tragically flawed - characters, including Lord Christopher Thomson, the man who dreamed up the Imperial Airship Scheme and then relentlessly pushed R101 to her destruction; Princess Marthe Bibesco, the celebrated writer and glamorous socialite with whom he had a long affair; and George Herbert Scott, a national hero who had made the first double crossing of the Atlantic in any aircraft, in 1919 - eight years before Lindbergh's famous flight - but who devolved into drink and ruin. These historical figures - and the ship they built, flew, and crashed - come together in a grand tale that details the rocky road to commercial aviation"--Dust flap.
Available copies
- 1 of 2 copies available at OWWL.
Current holds
0 current holds with 2 total copies.| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naples Library | 363.124 GWYNNE (Text) Adult Nonfiction |
52124300443574 |
Available - |
| This copy is new and can only be picked up at this library. | |||
| Victor Farmington Library | 363.12 GWY (Text) Adult Nonfiction New Materials |
52128301057283 |
Checked out 06/25/2023 |
| This copy is new and can only be picked up at this library. | |||