Vickers, one of Britain's longest-established engineering companies, had a leading role in the development of aviation for almost seventy years - realising an unequalled range of aeronautical business, technological, operational and record-breaking achievements, and British and World 'firsts', also laying the foundations of the British aircraft equipment accessories industry and the Canadian aircraft industry and acquiring Supermarine, the World-renowned seaplane specialist, at Southampton. This fascinating book charts the years using a sequence of excellent and carefully annotated photographs.