
Stack
From Moth to Viceroy
David Hewitt(Author)
Troubador Publishing
Will be published approx. on 28. March 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-80634-143-6 (ISBN)
Description
Neville Stack was once one of Britain's favourite aviators. He came to fame as the first man to fly a light plane to India. And having been honoured by the King for this achievement, he followed it with more than a decade of derring-do.
Stack circled the Med, crossed Arabia countless times, and even flew down to Banjul. He served in both World Wars and all three branches of the armed Forces, broke record after record, and had his own flying circus. He piloted a Prime Minister, the Shoe King and the odd sultan.
But he also crashed more often that he was willing to admit, wrote bawdy songs - and recorded them, too - and played a controversial role in the Spanish Civil War. He left behind a rich chronicle of his exploits, including newspaper articles, a memoir in song, and flight commentaries that were dictated in mid-air.
Exuberant, colourful and ever so light on its feet, Stack: From Moth to Viceroy provides an intimate and singular account of one of the true heroes of flying's Golden Age, drawing on British Government files and a host of other forgotten sources.
Stack circled the Med, crossed Arabia countless times, and even flew down to Banjul. He served in both World Wars and all three branches of the armed Forces, broke record after record, and had his own flying circus. He piloted a Prime Minister, the Shoe King and the odd sultan.
But he also crashed more often that he was willing to admit, wrote bawdy songs - and recorded them, too - and played a controversial role in the Spanish Civil War. He left behind a rich chronicle of his exploits, including newspaper articles, a memoir in song, and flight commentaries that were dictated in mid-air.
Exuberant, colourful and ever so light on its feet, Stack: From Moth to Viceroy provides an intimate and singular account of one of the true heroes of flying's Golden Age, drawing on British Government files and a host of other forgotten sources.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Market Harborough
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
356 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80634-143-6 (9781806341436)
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Person
David Hewitt has been a cook, a postman and a judge, and now, he enjoys telling true but unusual stories. Stack: From Moth to Viceroy is his third published book.