This is the celebration of a great British success story. For two centuries, Britain has been engaged in the development and operation of practical and useful airships. It is often forgotten that Britain built more blimps than any country except the USA, and that she built more rigid airships than any country except Germany. More to the point, Britain enjoyed an outstanding safety record. In all the years of operation, no fare-paying passenger was ever killed.
This authoritative book describes the development and use of the British airship in peacetime and war. The illustrations, many of which are previously unpublished, have been carefully selected to complement the detailed chronology of the text.
Patrick Abbott was born and grew up in Birmingham. He was for many years headmaster of St Paul's School at Shepton Mallet in Somerset but he has now retired and lives in Edinburgh. This book is his third about airships, although he has also written a booklet on airships for the Shire Publications series as well as a book about genealogy and articles on aeronautical history for various journals. His other interests include classic motorcycles, walking, English history and poetry. He is married, with two children and two grandchildren.
Nick Le Neve Walmsley was born in 1960 and is based in his native country of Norfolk where he edits the internationally respected Dirigible journal. An established aviation painter, he is official artist to the Royal Navy Historic Flight, Fleet Air Arm Museum and Airship Heritage Trust. He has many interests ranging from steam and aeronautics to music and the church organ, and has had a large-scale musical work, based on songs and rhymes from the Great Yarmouth herring fishery, broadcast by the BBC.
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