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Faster Than The Sun : The Compelling Story of a Record-Breaking Test Pilot and WWII Navy Flyer - Peter Twiss

Faster Than The Sun

The Compelling Story of a Record-Breaking Test Pilot and WWII Navy Flyer

By: Peter Twiss

eBook | 22 September 2008 | Edition Number 1

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The autobiography of the Fairey Aviation test pilot and Naval fighter pilot who broke the World Air Speed Record in 1956.
This autobiography of Peter Twiss, the man who flew 1000mph for the first time in history, tells the story of the record-breaking Fairey Delta. It describes the vast organization necessary for the record bid, the political lobbying, and the almost intolerable tension when the flights failed.
Faster Than the Sun is also a compelling account of Twiss's wartime experiences as a Fleet Air Arm pilot who saw action in Fulmars over the convoys to Malta, in Seafires during the Operation Torch landings in Africa, and as a night fighter flying Mosquitoes. It is an epic account of daring, determination, and dedication—straight from the cockpit.

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