Written in 1956 but still relevant & throught-provoking today this book is an absolute revelation on test flying with the British aircraft organisations & manufacturers in the 1950s. Written with refreshing frankness & truth
- which allegedly finally cost him his job at the Daily Express"
- this account details what really went on behind the scenes in the defence world. Waterton pulls no punches in recounting the non-cooperation of civil servants in improving/altering recognised faults (often minor) when developing aircraft
- to the cost of lives lost. This is an astonishing insight into the workings of the British aircraft industry."