I always get great satisfaction out of seeing someone who has made the effort to publish a local history book in their spare time and at home. Part of the so called Indie Publishing movement which started in the United States in the 1980s with the advent of desktop publishing software packages. Indie being the mnemonic for independent. Although I personally would have liked it to be just called simply Independent Publishing. This satisfaction of mine increases when it is on one of my favourite subjects being published like aviation. So back in 1993 Neil Richardson must have been motivated to make this effort. He did an excellent job. Just so sad to now see it discarded in a pile of books in a local Charity Shop. I wonder if Neil is still with us and what else he went on to publish. It is over 30 years ago. Also sadly Avro is no longer an aircraft company being one part of the dismantling of the British Aircraft Industry which once lead the world in aviation. It takes you back to the days when around the United Kingdom different cities or towns had their own local aircraft manufacturing factory with considerable rivalry between them. In Manchester's case it was Avro.
Avro manufactured a variety of aircraft which occupied my youth when I went plane spotting.
Avro Anson
Avro Lancaster
Avro 707
Avro 748
Avro Vulcan
Link to The Story of Manchester's Aircraft Industry (Avro) Booklet.
The Story of Manchester's Aircraft Industry (Avro)
Avro Vulcan
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