The Dawn of Aviation: The Pivotal Role of Sussex People and Places in the Development of Flight

by Roy Brooks

Shoreham airport, founded in 1910, is the oldest airport in the UK and the oldest purpose-built commercial airport in the world. Yet aviation began in Sussex far earlier, with balloonists making landfall at Kingsfold near Horsham in 1785.

These early activities attracted much attention, with some 30,000 people gathering at Black Rock in Brighton, as well as on the surrounding hills, to watch the first balloon ascent from the town in July 1821...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526786346
• ISBN13: 9781526786340
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Air World
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"