From Bouncing Bombs to Concorde: The Authorised Biography of Aviation Pioneer Sir George Edwards OM

Author: Robert Gardner

For a quarter of a century, George Edwards was the dominant figure in British aviation, both civil and military. His name is synonymous with the Vickers Viscount, the world's first turboprop airliner; the ambitious and controversial TRS2 project; and the legendary Anglo-French Concorde. During the Second World War, Edwards was responsible for making the dam busters' famous bouncing bomb bounce.

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