Autogiro Pioneer

The Life of Jack Richardson

New Hardback Illustrated

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Jack Richardson (1899–1987) was among the first to pilot the forerunner of the helicopter. Using his unpublished memoir, his son has assembled this illustrated account of his education at Harrow and Sandhurst, early career growing oranges in South Africa, his work with the Spanish aeronautical engineer Juan de la Cierva, and his role in the creation of the Battersea heliport.

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