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The Golden Age of Speedway

By: Philip Dalling,Reg Pearman

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The post-war era was British speedway’s golden age. Ten million spectators passed through the turnstiles of a record number of tracks at the sport’s peak. With league gates as high as 80,000, speedway offered a colourful means of escape from the grim austerity of the times.A determinedly clean image, with no betting and rival fans mingling on the terraces, made speedway the family night out of choice. The sport thrived despite punitive taxation and Government threats to close down the speedways as a threat to industrial productivity.A three-division National League stretched from Exeter to Edinburgh and the World Championship Final attracted a capacity audience to Wembley. Test matches against Australia provided yet another international dimension.Even at the height of its popularity, speedway was a sporting edifice built on unstable foundations, which crumbled alarmingly as the 1950s dawned and Britain’s economic and social recovery brought competing attractions like television.

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241

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The History Press

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ISBN 10

0752494619

ISBN 13

9780752494616

Airlines of the Jet Age

A History

By: R.E.G. Davies

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Airlines of the Jet Age

A History

By: R.E.G. Davies

Airlines of the Jet Age provides the first comprehensive history of the world's airlines from the early 1960s to the present day. It begins with an informative introductory chapter on the infancy of flight and the development of air-transport craft used during the First and Second World Wars, and then wings into the "first" Jet Age--the advent of jet airlines. It continues through the "second" Jet Age of wide-bodied aircraft, such as the Boeing 747 and DC-10, and closes with the introduction of the "third" Jet Age, which begins with the giant double-decked Airbus A380. This reference book is an unparalelled reference for aviation buffs, covering airlines around the globe and throughout the modern eras of human flight. The last book written by renowned airline historian R.E.G. Davies, Airlines of the Jet Age is the ultimate resource for information and insight on modern air transport.

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1020

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Smithsonian Institution

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194446607X

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9781944466077

The Golden Age of Speedway

By: Philip Dalling,Reg Pearman

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The Golden Age of Speedway

By: Philip Dalling,Reg Pearman

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The History Press

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0752494619

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9780752494616

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The Golden Age of Speedway

The Golden Age of Speedway

Airlines of the Jet Age

Airlines of the Jet Age

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The Golden Age of Speedway

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