The Man in the Hot Seat (Development of the ejector seat)

Doddy Hay

ISBN 10: 0002115263 / ISBN 13: 9780002115261

Published by Collins, 1969

About this Item

The Man in the Hot Seat By Doddy Hay.

Publisher: Collins London 1969. FIRST EDITION. VERY SCARCE.

Good hardback with jacket. Some bumping and fading at spine ends, and corners. Name to ffep, foxing to end papers, minor marks, one page has a closed tear and crease in bottom margin. Jacket is not price-clipped (36s. net) it has creasing and chipping with some repaired tears, and some loss to bottom of spine. 219 pages with photos.

This book first covers Doddy's time as a parachutist in the airborne army and at the Sky-Diving Championships, then he moves on to become the tester for the ejection seat. Part three is about the scandal of the V-Force, secret tests and rocket launching.

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ALL PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1676097131563

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Man in the Hot Seat (Development of the ejector seat)
• Publisher: Collins
• Publication Date: 1969
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0002115263
• ISBN 13: 9780002115261
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair