Wrecks & Relics 21st Edition [9780859791342]
Date Added: Wednesday 06. August, 2008
The information herein is unbelievable. This is an enthusiasts book par excellence. I find it difficult to know where to begin, it covers so much. I know that it’s the 21st edition and I think the best ever.
If ever there was a bedside book this is it. One can browse to ones heart\'s content.
There’ll be aircraft in places you didn’t know existed, and the types of aircraft are, of course, legion.
Ken has been composing these books for some 34 years now, so he knows his stuff. A nice little touch is when he manages to put in a little humour.
The object of W&R is to outline, in as much detail as possible, the status and whereabouts of all know PRESERVED (i.e. in museums or other collections, under restoration etc) INSTRUCTIONAL (i.e. static airframes in use for training) & DERELICT (i.e. out of use for a long period of time, on a fire dump, scrapped or damaged etc) Aircraft in the UK & Ireland & HM Forces based on Crown Territory. Where information permits, all aircraft that fall in to these categorises are included, with a few exceptions.
W&R is handy if you think you’d like to visit somewhere new – what’s there? Is it worth while? For example, say you’ve heard of Brooklands, I know that there’s much more there than the aircraft; but W&R lists some 38 aircraft from an AV Roe biplane 9rep) via the wellington N2980 from Loch Ness; to the Concorde Show. On other entries for example, on page 148 listed is N6812 Camel 2.F1 – “F4043 flown by Lt Culley, this Beardsmore built Camel was flown off a lighter (Ed. The Camel 2F.1 N6812 now in the IWM, Lambeth. This was flown off of our? Lighter Towed by HMS REDOUBT on 11 August’ 18 – show down Zeppelin Z53.” The amount of information on so much is incredible.
There are two large colour sections of so many aircraft; several appendices and indexes of Types and locations.
Perhaps you can tell that I‘m very impressed with this delightful book!!
The Society of Friends of the Fleet Air Arm Museum - Newsletter No. 95 August 2008
If ever there was a bedside book this is it. One can browse to ones heart\'s content.
There’ll be aircraft in places you didn’t know existed, and the types of aircraft are, of course, legion.
Ken has been composing these books for some 34 years now, so he knows his stuff. A nice little touch is when he manages to put in a little humour.
The object of W&R is to outline, in as much detail as possible, the status and whereabouts of all know PRESERVED (i.e. in museums or other collections, under restoration etc) INSTRUCTIONAL (i.e. static airframes in use for training) & DERELICT (i.e. out of use for a long period of time, on a fire dump, scrapped or damaged etc) Aircraft in the UK & Ireland & HM Forces based on Crown Territory. Where information permits, all aircraft that fall in to these categorises are included, with a few exceptions.
W&R is handy if you think you’d like to visit somewhere new – what’s there? Is it worth while? For example, say you’ve heard of Brooklands, I know that there’s much more there than the aircraft; but W&R lists some 38 aircraft from an AV Roe biplane 9rep) via the wellington N2980 from Loch Ness; to the Concorde Show. On other entries for example, on page 148 listed is N6812 Camel 2.F1 – “F4043 flown by Lt Culley, this Beardsmore built Camel was flown off a lighter (Ed. The Camel 2F.1 N6812 now in the IWM, Lambeth. This was flown off of our? Lighter Towed by HMS REDOUBT on 11 August’ 18 – show down Zeppelin Z53.” The amount of information on so much is incredible.
There are two large colour sections of so many aircraft; several appendices and indexes of Types and locations.
Perhaps you can tell that I‘m very impressed with this delightful book!!
The Society of Friends of the Fleet Air Arm Museum - Newsletter No. 95 August 2008
Rating: 
[5 of 5 Stars!]
[5 of 5 Stars!]
