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Flying Boat Pilot in War and Peace Disaster and Survival: The Extraordinary Life of Captain M.J.R. ‘Roly’ Alderson Language:English Format:Hardback Dimensions:6.25" x 9.25" Pages:288 Photos:150 mono illustrations Publisher:Air World ISBN:9781036112042 Item No. 9781036112042 At the age of twelve, on hearing that Sir Ross Smith had broken the England-Australia aero record in a Vickers Vimy, Roly Alderson decided that he wanted to fly. Denied a secondary education, orphan Roly was an accomplished engineer by the time he arrived at Cambridge in his home-built car. He left with a degree, a racing Bentley and a pilot’s licence.Alderson had already logged several hundred hours when recruited by Imperial Airways in 1933. His skills were quickly recognized, and he was selected to fly Lord Willingdon, the Viceroy and Governor General of India, on his farewell tour of India. Alderson’s Holy Grail, nevertheless, was to ‘fly b

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