Frank McClean: The Godfather of British Naval Aviation

by Philip Jarrett

During aviation's pioneering years Francis Kennedy McClean used his vast inherited wealth to help the now famous Short Brothers company to become established as one of Britain's greatest aircraft manufacturers and, in doing so, helped the Royal Navy's first pilots into the air. In short, he was the Godfather of British naval aviation.

But McClean did much more than even that. He was himself a balloonist and pioneer aviator, flying with Wilbur...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848321090
• ISBN13: 9781848321090
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.8"