Hurricane R4118 : The Extraordinary Story of the Discovery and Restoration of a Great Battle of Britain Survivor
by Peter Vacher
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1904943071
- ISBN 13
- 9781904943075
- Seller
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About This Item
Grub Street, UK, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Hardcover. 160 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Grub Street, UK, 2005. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in fine condition and comes in fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket is in excellent condtion. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: One of Peter Vacher's great passions in life is restoring Rolls-Royce motor cars. In March 1982 he was travelling in India on research when quite by chance in the grounds of a northern university he stumbled on the rusting remnants of an aircraft. It was a British plane, but unrecognizable. Peter was intrigued. Initially thinking it was a Spitfire, he managed to get the serial number from which he obtained confirmation that it was in fact a Mark I Hurricane, R4118, which had flown in the Battle of Britain! For years he did nothing but the fantastic idea of bringing it back to England and seeing it fly again stayed at the back of his mind. In 1996 he decided to act and made an offer to buy the remains. In 1997 the offer was accepted. There then followed six years of wrangling, committees, red tape, Indian Air Force involvement, and much patient lobbying before in 2002 Peter was given 24 hours to remove the plane. Then the truly difficult process began of restoration - a worldwide search for parts, careful reconstruction, flight testing, and finally, finally airborne again. This is truly an amazing story, a dream come true, documented in words and pictures as it happened. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; ISBN: 1904943071. ISBN/EAN: 9781904943075. Inventory No: 19030416.. 9781904943075
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- Bookseller
- Manyhills Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19030416
- Title
- Hurricane R4118 : The Extraordinary Story of the Discovery and Restoration of a Great Battle of Britain Survivor
- Author
- Peter Vacher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1904943071
- ISBN 13
- 9781904943075
- Publisher
- Grub Street
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- BZDB5 Aviation; Hurricane R4118 : The Extraordinary Story of the Discovery and Restoration of a Great Battle of Britain Survivor
- Bookseller catalogs
- Aviation;
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