From Bouncing Bombs to Concorde

The Authorised Biography of Aviation Pioneer Sir George Edwards OM

The story of George Edwards, whose name is synonymous with the Vickers Viscount, the controversial TSR2 project and the legendary Concorde

‘We all owe a great deal to George Edwards, though few people will know how much until they read this biography’ - Sir John Major

He was the designer of Britain’s first V-bomber, the leader of the British Concorde team, and the man who made the bouncing bomb bounce. Yet George Edwards’s name is all but forgotten today.

The son of a widowed tobacconist from the East End of London, Edwards started his career in aviation in 1935, when he became a junior draughtsman in Vickers Aviation’s Surrey factory for the princely sum of 5 guineas a week. Within ten years he was their chief designer; within thirty-five he was the managing director of British Aircraft Corporation.

Written using thirty hours of exclusive interviews with Edwards himself, From Bouncing Bombs to Concorde is an illuminating look at a man who helped shape post-war Britain’s aviation industry.

Contributor: Sir John Major (Foreword by)

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