The Lightning Boys: True Tales From Pilots of the English Electric Lightning [Audiobook] download free by Richard Pike
- Listen audiobook: The Lightning Boys: True Tales From Pilots of the English Electric Lightning
- Author: Richard Pike
- Release date: 2018/11/1
- Publisher: GRUB STREET
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Transportation
- ISBN: 9781911621027
- Rating: 9.07 of 10
- Votes: 848
- Review by: Isabela Toth
- Review rating: 9.77 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/9/4
- Duration: 2H24M50S in 256 kbps (38.4 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-09-17
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: AC3, WMA, WAV, MPEG4, MP3, Musepack, FLAC (compression LZO, RAR, ALZ, ZIP, GZ)
- Total pages original book: 192
- Includes a PDF summary of 21 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 16M52S (4.2 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: In an international study, the Lightning was voted the fifth most popular military aircraft of all time. It has many thousands of devotees who are a ready market for this entertaining book which relates the highs and lows, the dramas and the demands of those who operated this iconic aircraft from the sharp end.Tales include the recollections of an aerobatic display pilot, an implausible yet true account of telepathic communication, and an extraordinary episode when a Lightning pilot on an exchange programme with the French air force became embroiled in a mid-air collision. An unverified yet probably genuine world record is also revealed in one of the chapters.In addition to the 16-page photo section, the book features a unique sketch from renowned aviation artist Chris Stone - who is a former Lightning pilot. The style, scope and pace of the writing will appeal to the general reader as well as to the enthusiast.
- Other categories, genre or collection: Biography: Historical, Political & Military, World War 2 Books, Military Engineering, Military Vehicles, Military Aircraft, Aircraft, Military History
- Download servers: DelaFil, 4Shared, Uploaded, Google Drive, MEGA, FileServe, SecureSlice, Microsoft OneDrive. Compressed in LZO, RAR, ALZ, ZIP, GZ
- Format: Paperback
- Approximate value: 17.25 USD
- Dimensions: 153x234x20.32mm
- Weight: 476.27g
- Printed by: Not Available
- Published in: London, United Kingdom
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