Description

This is a new book telling the early story of the de Havilland Aircraft Company through the eyes of some of those who were there at the time. The story starts in the early 1930s when the company first moved to Hatfield and continues through World War II and into the 1950s.

The book has been assembled from a variety of sources and includes; Don Lawrence’s “Early Days of de Havilland at Hatfield”; a boy’s first flight over Hatfield in 1939; eyewitness accounts of the 1940 bombing; chapters on the infamous spy Agent Zigzag; women working at de Havilland and farming on the airfield. The book also recalls famous personalities such as Amy Johnson and Ralph Richardson.

Much more is included with photographs and advertisements sourced mainly from the archives of BAE systems and Aviation Ancestry. Also, aircraft built at Hatfield and key events for this period have been listed along with a comprehensive index.

Paperback: 86 pages
Publisher: Hatfield Local History Society, 2016
ISBN-10: 0992841658
ISBN-13: 978-0992841652
Product Dimensions:  14.8 x 0.6 x 21 cm