Airship of Dreams

The Doomed Flight of the Titanic of the Skies

C M S Thornton

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Quillpen Pty Ltd T/A Leaves of Gold Press
01 April 2024

Biography: general; Biography: historical, political & military; History of engineering & technology; Aircraft: general interest

Series: Valiant Heart

"""Airship of Dreams"" is a true story that can be read by itself, although it is also Book #1 of the VALIANT HEART trilogy. It describes William Palstra's extraordinary life, which ended in 1930 when His Majesty's airship R101 exploded in flames, changing the world forever.

An Air Force pilot and decorated hero, Palstra returns to Australia in 1919, at the end of the First World War. Then follow his marriage and family, his role in the early years of Melbourne University, and his rise through the ranks of the newly-formed Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF).

The decade of the 1920s was the Golden Age of Airships and zeppelins. The stuff of dreams, these enormous, cigar-shaped aircraft glided slowly and majestically across the skies, like fantastic creatures from legend.

The British Empire's R101 was the world's biggest airship at that time. She was fitted out so luxuriously that she has been called The Titanic of the Skies. And like the Titanic, her maiden voyage was doomed.

""Airship of Dreams"" tells of this fatal flight, and the repercussions of the tragedy that rippled through time and continues to this day."

By: C M S Thornton
Imprint: Quillpen Pty Ltd T/A Leaves of Gold Press
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 1.334kg
ISBN: 9781923212008
ISBN 10: 1923212001
Series: Valiant Heart
Pages: 452
Publication Date: 01 April 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Airship of Dreams: The Doomed Flight of the Titanic of the Skies

""". . . an emotional read. . . a heartfelt tribute to those lost in this national tragedy seen from the other side of the world including much new material not previously published."" Peter Davison, BA(hons) AMRAeS. Independent Consultant at the Airship Heritage Trust, UK. ""I found the story of a man who started out a Salvation Army officer and ended up a RAAF Squadron Leader, and his family, a fascinating read."" C.P. Hall, book reviewer for the US Naval Airship Association."