Rocket Boys - The Exhilarating Exploits of the Early Mach Busters from 1945 onwards

Rocket Boys is a tale of the generation of test pilots flying experimental aircraft powered by rocket motors during the period from 1945 to the mid-1970s. It is not a technical description of the aircraft they flew but the narrative of the men who built the machines and the pilots who took to the air to achieve unprecedented speeds and