Its only a hundred years ago Tom Sopwith invented the fighter plane, sure there were other people doing it, but not many. Out of the Tabloid that won the Schnieder Trophy came the Pup etc etc.Then there was Tom Sopwith the businessman who steered Sopwith and then Hawker to success and helped save the empire twice in the face of continuous ignorance and stupidity from all maner of public authority.For anybody interested in the history of the aeroplane or even just history, "Pure Luck" is essential reading.If I have a criticism it is a dearth of technical information, my guess is publishers editors read the draft and make suggestions along the lines of "this wont appeal to a general audience".Brett O'Maley