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Adventures in Aeronautical Design, the life of Hilda M. Lyon 

Hilda Margaret Lyon was a talented mathematician who became not ‘merely’ a trailblazing woman in engineering at a time when women were not expected to be engineers, but also a techincal pioneer who contributed significant technological advances during the early days of aviation. She helped design the ill-fated R101 airship at the massive Cardington airship sheds, studied in the USA and pre-war Germany before becoming one of the select band of female scientific civil servants at the Royal Aircraft Establishment. She worked to ensure the safety of aeroplanes and submarines in the Second World War. In her own lifetime she was well known for her analytical expertise but now, some 70 years after her untimely death, her story is only just beginning to re-emerge onto the public arena. She was a  remarkable Yorkshirewoman and a significant engineer, deserving of more widespread recognition today. 

Cover art: (c) original painting by Peter Hemmerman, Mayor of Market Weighton at the time of the placing of Hilda Lyon’s commemorative blue plaque in 2019. 

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Beneath the Radar: An illustrated account of an ordinary radar operator’s life in RAF Radar Stations 1942-6

As the Second World War drew to an end and the victorious Allies prepared for a post-war future, many of the men and women who had volunteered or been enlisted for war service continued to serve, long after hostilities had ended.

This uniquely intimate account of the experiences of an ordinary young RAF radar operator in the UK and Middle East is illustrated with his beautiful sketches and paintings done at the time. Much of the text is based on extracts from his letters home to his future wife (the author's mother), set in the context of the times and places by the author's own historical research.

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