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The Dawn of Aviation: The Pivotal Role of Sussex People and Places in the Development of Flight Kindle Edition

by Josh Spoor (Author), Roy Brooks (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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“This well-researched book evocatively conjures up the halcyon days of the swashbuckling amateurs who took to the skies in untested contraptions.” —Sussex Life magazine

Shoreham airport, founded in 1910, is the oldest airport in the UK and the oldest purpose-built commercial airport in the world. Yet aviation began in Sussex far earlier, with balloonists making landfall at Kingsfold near Horsham in 1785.

The Dawn of Aviation recounts, in vivid style, the way in which successive generations of men—and women—carved out within the ancient and delightful county of Sussex, a memorable place in the history of British aviation. From balloons of the last 18th century, which were later employed by the military in 1880, to kites that could life a man into the air, to unmanned gliders, to the powered, controlled flight made possible by internal combustion engines in 1908, when Alec Ogilvie flew a Wright Brothers biplane along the coast at Camber, this well-researched, engaging account will appeal to aviation enthusiasts and British history buffs alike.

“An enjoyable and informative account of how flying originally came to the attractive corner of the UK.” —The Aviation Historian

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Having lived in Sussex for many years, the late ROY BROOKS developed a deep interest in the county’s aviation heritage. Over many years he delved deep into various archives and libraries to build up this remarkable insight into the early history of flight.