Derek James began his working life as an engineering apprentice at GAC, commencing a lifetime service to aviation. He served in the RAF, and then worked with the Gloster Company, the S.A.B.C. and the Dowty Group. He is the author of fourteen aviation books and has participated in many television and radio programmes.
excellent job of researching Gloster history. He explains the RAF specification that led to each Gloster model and variant, discusses Gloster's successes and failures in striving to meet the specifications, and flavors the history with some of the more interesting individuals involved in the development and testing of Gloster airplanes. If you're looking for a detailed history of Gloster and its aircraft, this book should provide all the facts you need -- Air Power History, Summer 2016