History Of The Jodhpur Flying Club

Author : Peter Vacher
Publisher : Apogee Books
ISBN 13 : 9781926837161
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of the Jodhpur Flying Club written by Peter Vacher and published by Apogee Books. This book was released on 2010-09-20 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History of the Jodhpur Flying Club is the remarkable story of an Indian Maharaja's passion for flight, and his contributions to the early commercial air routes to southeast Asia. His Highness Maharajah Umaid Singh was instrumental in establishing one of the first air bases in India. During the 1920's and 1930's this visionary member of one of India's most distinguished families created the Jodhpur Flying Club near to Jodhpur's giant Chittar Palace. Today that small air field is now one of the Indian Air Force's premier military bases. From the 1920's until the 1950's the royal family of Jodhpur pushed the frontiers of Indian aviation and in doing so assisted the Allied war effort during World War 2. Peter Vacher, noted author of Hurricane R4118, takes the reader on a trip to meet some of the intrepid long-distance aviators of the 1930s, and from there to the establishment of the Royal Air Force base which provided the training of Indian pilots and facilities for 'Over the Hump'. The book contains detailed information about the many aircraft to have passed through Jodhpur and the mavericks who flew them. From Tiger Moths to Lockheed Electras, the story is supported by many rare photographs from this previously untold arena of pioneer aviators. The History of the Jodhpur Flying Club is a richly illustrated kaleidoscope of aviation in India prior to, and during, the Second World War, and the story of how the friendship between an Indian Prince and an RAF officer contributed to the Allied war effort in Asia.

Author : Aashique Ahmed Iqbal
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192864203
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Aeroplane and the Making of Modern India written by Aashique Ahmed Iqbal and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-01-16 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing the Indian state's engagement with aviation, both civil and military, from the Second World War to the nationalization of airlines in 1953, this book argues that aviation played a critical role in state formation in modern South Asia.

Author : Chrystopher J. Spicer
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476627320
Total Pages : 273 pages
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Author : Michael Philipp Brunner
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030535142
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Author : Mills, Roger
Publisher : Moncton, N.B. : Moncton Flying Club
ISBN 13 : 9780969014706
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Total Pages : 614 pages
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Author : Elaine van Kempen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780646492537
Total Pages : 128 pages
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Author : Marsha Freeman
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Total Pages : 308 pages
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Download or read book Krafft Ehricke's Extraterrestrial Imperative written by Marsha Freeman and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From this book, the reader will gain an insight into one of the most creative minds in the history of space exploration. Krafft Ehricke's contribution to space exploration encompasses details of new, innovative ideas, but also how to think about the importance and value of space exploration for society. The reader will gain an understanding of the early history of the space pioneers, what they have helped accomplish, and how Ehricke's vision of where we should be going can shape the future. At this time, when there are questions about the path of the space program for the next decades, Krafft Ehricke has laid out the philosophical framework for why space exploration must be pursued, through his concept of the "Extraterrestrial Imperative," and the fight that he waged, over many years, for a long-range vision for the program. Readers will find it a very imaginative work, and a very up-lifting story. Krafft Ehricke's Extraterrestrial Imperative is the summation of his work on encouraging the exploration and development of space. The book contains all of his reasons why we need to get off the planet and explore space.

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Total Pages : 838 pages
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Total Pages : 100 pages
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