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John Derry: The Story of Britain's First Supersonic Pilot
John Derry The Story of Britain's First Supersonic Pilot
Author: Brian Rivas
On 6 September 1948, John Derry became the first pilot in Britain to fly faster than the speed of sound. Exactly four years later he died tragically as his experimental prototype DH110 jet broke up in the air at the Farnborough Air Show, in full view of 120,000 spectators. In this authoritative biography, now available in paperback, the authors ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781844259847
ISBN-10: 1844259846
Publication Date: 2/1/2011
Pages: 280
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Publisher: Haynes Publishing
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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