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Written in 1956 but still relevant and throught-provoking today, this book is an absolute revelation on test flying with the British aircraft organisations and manufacturers in the 1950s. Written with refreshing frankness and truth - which allegedly finally cost him his job at the "Daily Express" - this account details what really went on behind the scenes in the defence world. Waterton pulls no punches in recounting the non-cooperation of civil servants in improving/altering recognised faults (often minor) when developing aircraft - to the cost of lives lost. This is an astonishing insight into the workings of the British aircraft industry.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Warfare & defence Weapons & equipment

• Full title: Quick and the Dead
• Author: William Arthur Waterton
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 248
• EAN: 9781908117274
• ISBN: 1908117273
• ID: 04466621
• Publisher: Grub Street Publishing
• Weight: 402 g
• Dimensions: 209 × 146 × 22 mm
• Date of publishing: 31. May 2012

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