The Eye of the Tiger: Bristow Helicopters the First 50 Years - Couverture rigide

Healey, Andrew

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0752426974 ISBN 13 : 9780752426976

Editeur : The History Press Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

This is the definitive history of the company which grew from inauspicious beginnings to become one of the largest independent helicopter fleets in the UK, serving the oil rigs of the North Sea as well as charters. The firm of Bristow was founded in 1952 and has grown to be the largest civilian helicopter fleet in Europe with over 120 aircraft. It provides support for the offshore industry as well as search and rescue services around the British coast. The company operates in many parts of the world and is truly a global business.

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Biographie de l'auteur

Andrew Healey learned to fly helicopters, like Alan Bristow, in the Royal Navy. Later in his career he again followed Bristow's footsteps by setting off to the Antarctic, as a pilot aboard the Navy's Ice Patrol ship, HMS Endurance. A year later, Andrew left the Navy and joined an established helicopter charter operator in the south-east of England. There he flew passengers, film crews and photographers before an accident in 1985 prematurely ended his flying career. Since then Andrew has written for his living, both for the aerospace press and as a freelance travel writer -- predominantly for the London Evening Standard but also for most British national broadsheets. He has also written and published company newsletters, organised helicopter air shows, presented travel films for the BBC and authored web sites for the BBC and Channel 4.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The History Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0752426974
• ISBN 13: 9780752426976
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible