books Recommended Reading
Isles of Scilly Isles of Scilly aviation history

 

The history of aviation in the Isles of Scilly is covered by a range of books, the key works being listed here.

As well as those which can be purchased through booksellers, copies of out of print works can be obtained through local and academic library services.

Details are also shown of the major histories of Scilly.

 

To the Sunset Bound
A history of the development of civil air services
to the Isles of Scilly
Ingham M J
Air-Britain (Historians)
1987
ISBN 0 85130 141 X
more

Airway to the Isles
Cleife P
Hodder and Stoughton
1966

Atlantic Helicopter
The Isles of Scilly's Unique Air Service
Ingham M J
Beckside Design
1989
ISBN 0 9512108 3 1
more

Tresco Eagles
A History of His Majesty's Air Stations
Isles of Scilly 1917 - 1919
Ingham M J
in course of preparation
more

Aviation in Cornwall
London P
Air-Britain (Historians)
1997
ISBN 0 85130 261 0

BEAline to the Isles
The story of air services to
offshore communities of the British Isles
by British European Airways,
its predecessors and successors
Lo Bao P and Hutchison I
Kea Publications
2002
ISBN 0 9518958 4 2

A History of British Airways Helicopters
and its Predecessors since 1947
Lo Bao P
Air-Britain (Historians)
1985
ISBN 0 85130 129 0

 

The Isles of Scilly
Mumford C T
Hale
1980
ISBN 0 7091 1718 3

The Isles of Scilly
Gill C
David and Charles
1975
ISBN 0 7153 6957 1

The Last Piece of England
Barber R
Halsgrove
2002
ISBN 1 84114 163 1
more

 

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