The Great War Display Team
Hoblyn, Ernie, 1951-2019
Books
Find it!
The Great War Display Team was founded in 1988 and has since gone on to become one of Britain's premier display teams, with a wealth of talented pilots passing through its ranks and amazing crowds with a variety of recreated aircraft including Fokker Dr1s, Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5s, a Sopwith Triplane and an Avro 504. Having built a replica Sopwith Triplane and flown it for more than a decade as part of the team, taking part in choreographed dog fight routines, Ernie Hoblyn is uniquely positioned to offer a fascinating insight into the construction of these aircraft and the realities of flying in the First World War - including the vast differences between the handling of modern aircraft and that of machines used during the war. With unprecedented access and a range of interesting photography, this is a fascinating look at what it takes to construct, pilot and display a vintage flying machine.
Main title:
The Great War Display Team / Ernie Hoblyn.
Author:
Imprint:
Stroud : Amberley Publishing, 2019.
Collation:
96 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781445685939 (pbk)
Dewey class:
623.7'46623.746
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2794298
Bookmark link:
More Information: