John Derry: The Story of Britain's First Supersonic Pilot

by Brian Rivas and Annie Bullen

Book Overview

On 6 September 1948, John Derry became the first pilot in Britain to fly faster than the speed of sound. Exactly four years later he died as his experimental prototype DH110 jet broke up in the air at... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844259846
• ISBN13: 9781844259847
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Haynes Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"