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by Alex Henshaw (Author) "I suppose every man beyond a certain age, when there is time for reflection over the past, is able to say 'That was the happiest..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (17 May 1990)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099481308
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099481300
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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When war broke out in 1939, Alex Henshaw - holder of the record for flying to Cape Town and back - was determined that his peacetime flying skills should be put to good use. He was appointed Chief Test Pilot at Castle Bromwich, the Spitfire factory near Birmingham, and led its flying programme.
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5.0 out of 5 stars How much we owe, and to whom., 15 Feb 2000
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This review is from: Sigh for a Merlin: Testing the Spitfire (Paperback)
A candid account of Alex Henshaw's leadership of the Castle Bromwich flight test pilots. Written transparently. The heroism of the test pilots, the remarkable quest for quality in the Spitfire, the aggressive sense of urgency in delivering both Spitfires and Lancasters for the defeat of Hitler and his perverted science, all are the more apparent upon reflection after having read this book. We are left to make our own deductions, and those deductions leave us with an abiding respect.

This account rings true. The lessons learned and the characters met are being learned and met today. A thoroughly enjoyable book to read, and one that will repay study.

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5.0 out of 5 stars With Grace we fly, 6 Jan 2001
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This review is from: Sigh for a Merlin: Testing the Spitfire (Paperback)
This book should be read by all Spitfire lovers.This book can only be described as an enthralling account not of one test pilot but all.This man made one of the best contributions any single person could have made between the years of 1940-1945 to that of Spitfire Aviation. With a total of 37000 test flights and every one could have so easily have been his last. His product knowledge shines through as the sun shines through the clouds, and his acrobatic style and ease of which he flew these birds of the sky, saved his life on many occasions. Many people have said " The book I am reading at the moment is so good I just don't want to put it down", being a local man not two mile away from the Airfield I must agree. The man's precence can be felt around you as you are reading, you fly as he flies, panic as he does at the thought of a crash landing and share the sheer power of the plane. BUY IT ! You will not put it down.
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