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English Electric P1 LIGHTNING
English Electric P1 LIGHTNING

English Electric P1 LIGHTNING

By Roland Beamont

Signed by Wg Cdr Roland Beamont CBE DSO*DFC*

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    Signed by Roland Beamont
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    Multi-signed commemorative cover

    Ian Allen. First edition, 1985.  128 pages and crammed full of photographs, diagrams and cutaways. 

    Fine condition hardback book and Fine condition clipped dustjacket. Clean, tight and bright. 

    The English Electric P1 cover (125/500) is in Fine condition complete with inserts and is signed by:
    Roland Beamont ~ Chief Test Pilot
    Sir Frederick Page ~ Chief Engineer
    Jimmy Dell ~ Deputy Chief test Pilot
    Johnny Squier ~ Test Pilot (64 Squadron Battle of Britain)

    The Lightning was a classic Cold War fighter, the first and only truly supersonic aircraft fully developed by Britain on its own and loved by pilots and the public.

    This is the inside story of the design and development of the P1 Lightning told by the distinguished pilot who was responsible for its flight testing.  What really happened to the Lightning from design to entry into Service and what could have happened to this highly successful aircraft make a fascinating story by a man whose life was the Lightning for over a decade.

    This is a cracking signed book about an iconic British aircraft and comes with a very appropriate signed cover.