Flight Royal: The Queen's Flight & Royal Flying In Five Reigns
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
When the roar of aircraft engines became the sound of royal ceremony, the story of British monarchy took to the skies — and Flight Royal: The Queen's Flight & Royal flying in five reigns chronicles that remarkable transformation with authoritative precision. Peter G. Cooksley traces the history of royal aviation from its earliest and most daring beginnings, through five successive reigns of the British Crown, detailing how The Queen's Flight evolved from a curious novelty into an indispensable instrument of state, carrying monarchs, dignitaries, and the weight of an empire across continents and decades. Cooksley writes with the confidence of a seasoned aviation historian, weaving together meticulous archival research with vivid narrative to illuminate the personalities, aircraft, and political circumstances that shaped royal air travel. The result is a work that sits at the compelling intersection of British constitutional history and the golden age of aviation, offering readers not merely a catalogue of flights and aircraft types, but a window into the changing face of monarchy itself. For anyone captivated by the pageantry of the Crown or the romance of flight, this volume poses an irresistible question: what does it mean for a sovereign to leave the earth behind?
Author: Peter G. Cooksley
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
When the roar of aircraft engines became the sound of royal ceremony, the story of British monarchy took to the skies — and Flight Royal: The Queen's Flight & Royal flying in five reigns chronicles that remarkable transformation with authoritative precision. Peter G. Cooksley traces the history of royal aviation from its earliest and most daring beginnings, through five successive reigns of the British Crown, detailing how The Queen's Flight evolved from a curious novelty into an indispensable instrument of state, carrying monarchs, dignitaries, and the weight of an empire across continents and decades. Cooksley writes with the confidence of a seasoned aviation historian, weaving together meticulous archival research with vivid narrative to illuminate the personalities, aircraft, and political circumstances that shaped royal air travel. The result is a work that sits at the compelling intersection of British constitutional history and the golden age of aviation, offering readers not merely a catalogue of flights and aircraft types, but a window into the changing face of monarchy itself. For anyone captivated by the pageantry of the Crown or the romance of flight, this volume poses an irresistible question: what does it mean for a sovereign to leave the earth behind?