A great and restless spirit: the incredible true story of Harry Hawker-Australian test pilot, aircraft designer, racing car driver, speedboat racer

By: Dymock, Darryl R.

If Harry Hawker MBE AFC (1889-1921) was alive today, he'd be churning desert dust in the Dakar Rally, strapped in a rocket on a SpaceX flight, or taking pole position in Formula 1.

Victorian-born Hawker moved to England at age 22 and became an overnight aviation legend. In his day, he flew faster, higher and for longer than anyone else in Britain. His one need was speed.

When he wasn't racing planes,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1925380416
• ISBN13: 9781925380415
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Armour Books
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"