Description
Title: Pilots and Propellors
Author: Fawcett, Doug
Condition: Near Mint – Inscription by the author and signed by the same on the title page. Also, the authors address details on the front-end page in pen.
Edition: 1st Edition
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 1863331239
Cover: Soft Cover without Dust Jacket – 227 pages
Comments: This is a second-hand book
Pilots & Propellers is the story of Doug Fawcett and his lifetime dedication to the Australian aviation industry. It is the account of seventy years od one of the country’s most important growth industries. Fawcett takes us on a journey from the early 1920s, when Mascot Aerodrome was a mere paddock, until today, when he is still involved with the very things that have always made his blood run hot – aeroplanes. This book is not only the story of one man’s life, but a compilation of the experiences of some of Australia’s most ingenuous identities. From the raucous joy-flight ticket sellers to the highly acclaimed pilots such as Kingsford Smith, this book has it all. Pilots & Propellers tells the story of a very gifted young man who began his life in the aviation industry at the age of eight, selling sweets and cigarettes from a tray to the Mascot Aerodrome personalities. Doug Fawcett went on to gain an apprenticeship as an engineer at the age of fourteen, and to fly in the air force at nineteen. He built up an engineering business, a flying school, a food-selling business, and even an airline. Along the way, Doug witnessed many incidents, historic and everyday. These are his recollections and anecdotes of a lifetime in aviation
