This book features 100 fascinating obituaries, written between 1987 and 2002, of men and women who have figured in the story of civil and military aviation history. Ranging from R E Bishop who designed the de Havilland Mosquito to Cheshire VC who flew 'the wooden wonder', from Tom Sopwith, the pioneer plane maker to Sir Frank Whittle, the jet engine pioneer, Bishop's thought provoking and informative obituaries reflect the glories and setbacks of aviation in peace and war.