Air Bridge Hammond Innes 1951 First Edition Collins Hardcover Berlin Airlift
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First edition
Air Bridge is a postwar aviation thriller by British author Hammond Innes, set against the Berlin Airlift of 1948–49. The story follows Neil Fraser, a former RAF pilot whose involvement in illegal aircraft operations leaves him vulnerable to police arrest and blackmail. He becomes involved with an ambitious engineer determined to develop a revolutionary aircraft engine and join the dangerous effort to supply blockaded Berlin. Combining aviation, engineering, suspense, personal conflict, and accurately researched historical settings, the novel takes readers through former RAF bases and the intense atmosphere of the Berlin Airlift. This vintage hardcover was published in London by Collins in 1951 and contains 288 pages. The copyright information shown is consistent with the first UK edition, although the book no longer has its original dust jacket.
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Year: 1951
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Good
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