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

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  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd (22 Jun 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0750943890
  • ISBN-13: 978-0750943895
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.6 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 441,158 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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For a quarter of a century from 1950, 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, and the Concorde, for which he led the British team throughout its formative period to customer delivery. During the Second World War, Edwards worked closely with Barnes Wallis and was responsible for making the dam busters' famous bouncing bomb bounce. After the war he was appointed chief designer at Vickers and designed Britain's first V-bomber, the Valiant, which was delivered to the RAF in just four years. Edwards then took the lead in the most ambitious military aircraft programme of the period, TSR2, until it was controversially cancelled in 1965. Against this setback, his successes included the VC10 airliner (still in service today with the RAF) and the legendary Anglo-French Concorde. Edwards's patience and perseverance when dealing with politicians and with his counterparts across the Channel were critical to the success of the Concorde project.


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ROBERT GARDNER MBE worked as a journalist before moving into public relations. In 1969 he joined BAC's Public Relations department and rose to become the head of PR for the company. He later became Vice-President of Promotions for British Aerospace. He is now retired and lives in Leatherhead, Surrey.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Edwards the Confessor, 15 Aug 2006
By J. D. Cannell (Brentwood, Essex) - See all my reviews
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This book, based largely on George Edwards interviews but also many other sources, is brilliant. I was a Vickers/BAC employee 1957-63 and my opinion of politicians of the day and BOAC management was pretty low, whereas GRE was held in high esteem. Now I have read this book my opinion of the former has sunk even lower and George Edwards has risen even higher. The book is a real revelation as to the problems he faced in achieving what he did for employees and for the country. Buy it.
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