You must have learned a lot during your research for the book. Please give us one surprising fact about an aircraft? Some of the individual survival stories are fascinating. For example, the Supermarine Southampton that is on display at the RAF Museum in Hendon was built in 1925, served extensively for the RAF, was wrecked in a storm and used as a Houseboat before the museum picked up its remains and restored it. It is the only surviving example anywhere in the world. Why were aircraft silver? The famous silver biplanes of the 1930s were actually covered in fabric, despite their metallic appearance. In order to give the fabric extra strength, durability and protection they were coated with an aluminium-based paint that gave them a silver finish. During peacetime there was no need for them to be kept hidden, but as soon.
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