- High Wycombe's Contribution to Aviation : A history of events and those involved from the earliest days of flight.
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- M pamphlets 15d
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- Published by the authors
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- 2008
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- A well-illustrated history of the role that the Buckinghamshire town has played in the development of aviation from the pioneering years onwards including the history of Sir Alan Cobham's 'Flying Circus', the Dancer & Hearne 'shadow factory' used in the production of the de Havilland Mosquito and Vampire, the Air Ministry's use of Hughenden Manor, its key role with Bomber Command and the development of Wycombe Air Park (Booker Aerodrome).
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- (PHY) Illustrated
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- 22 Aug 2013
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- 2008