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100 1 $aHamilton-Paterson, James.
245 10 $aEmpire of the clouds :$bwhen Britain's aircraft ruled the world /$cJames Hamilton-Paterson.
260 $aLondon :$bFaber and Faber,$c2011.
300 $axx, 376 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c20 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $aOriginally published: 2010.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 $aIn 1945 Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of jet aircraft - a world-class achievement that was not mere rhetoric. How did Britain so lose the plot that today there is not a single aircraft manufacturer of any significance in the country? And what was it like to be alive in that marvellous post-war moment?
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