A Flying Life

A Flying Life An Enthusiast's Photographic Record of British Aviation in the 1930s Author:Richard Riding Language:English Format:Softcover Dimensions:6.77" x 9.76" Pages:256 Photos:b&w photographs Publisher:Fonthill Media ISBN:9781781554463 Item No. 9781781554463 A Flying Life: An Enthusiast’s Photographic Record of British Aviation in the 1930s consists of photographs taken by E. J. Riding, the author’s father, who spent his working life in the aviation industry. He was apprenticed to A. V. Roe & Company and employed as an aircraft engineer up to the outbreak of war. During the war, Riding became an AID inspector and was seconded to Fairey Aviation, London Aircraft Production, and the de Havilland Aircraft Company, where he signed out Halifax bombers and Mosquitoes as airworthy and ready for test flying. Sadly, Riding was killed in a flying accident in 1950. During his short life, he gained a lasting re