Flyleaves With Johnny De Uphaugh

摘要

This book is exactly what it claims to be on the cover - a guide to all things aeronautical in the early years of World War Two, published by this magazine's weekly predecessor and compiled by staff member S.E. Veale. Here you will find not only a history of first 40 years of flight, but importantly a detailed snapshot of then-current construction techniques and thinking on aerodynamics and navigation. Summing up the contemporary scene Veale writes that "No knight in armour was a more romantic figure than a pilot in a Sidcot suit, helmeted and goggled, charging into battle in his little wooden fighter, but now the aeroplane has reached maturity. Romance has indeed departed; flying is now a serious business".