THE RACE FOR SPEED: THE UNTOLD STORY OF SIX RACING PILOTS AND THE THROTTLE BENDERS UNION

Discover a forgotten corner of aviation history

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Air racing doesn't feature in many headlines these days, many the dawn of manned flight and was popular in Britain in the years following the Second World War. During this period, six men formed the Throttle Benders Union, a society dedicated to racing and pushing the boundaries of speed. In The Race for Speed, Sarah Chambers, author of 2023's biography of Flight Lieutenant Thomas 'Tommy' Rose, jumps into the cockpit to tell the union's story.