From Biplane to Spitfire From Biplane to Spitfire

From Biplane to Spitfire

The Life of Air Chief Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond KCB KCNG DSO

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Publisher Description

Air Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond and his brother Jack joined the Royal Flying Corps during the Great War and both were to have a major influence on the development of the Royal Air Force in the 1920s and 1930s. After a most distinguished war service, Geoffrey, the older of the two, became one of the original pioneers of long range flight and rose steadily through the ranks. He was one of the first to recognize the importance of 'high speed flight' and the development of the Supermarine S6 (the forerunner of the Spitfire). As such he was closely involved with the Schneider Trophy races of the early 1930s. His successful career also encompassed flights of long range endurance.Extraordinarily, both Jack and Geoffrey rose to become Chiefs of the Air Staff in the mid-1930s. Geoffrey succeeded his brother at the top of his profession only to die in post before he could see the fruits of his labors come to fruition in the Battle of Britain; without his vision the RAF might very well not have had the Spitfire and the result would surely have been very different.

GENRE
History
RELEASED
2004
19 February
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
224
Pages
PUBLISHER
Pen & Sword Books
SIZE
8.4
MB
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