The Creation of Airline Services in the Northern and Western Isles of Scotland: Impact and Legacy

Andrew Rae

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The Creation of Airline Services in the Northern and Western Isles of Scotland: Impact and Legacy

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In the space of less than a month in the spring of 1933, the aeroplane established itself on formal commercial and medical operations across the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Aviation quickly became an integral part of life in the region, providing not only a quicker link to major population centres but also better connections within these distributed communities. That it did so was due to substantial work by a handful of far-sighted, talented and tenacious individuals. This chapter explores the story of how they established these air services and why the legacy of their pioneering work remains in the route network, and associated infrastructure, that exist today and which continue to support the social and economic sustainability of the region.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The New Coastal History: Cultural and Environmental Perspectives from Scotland and Beyond
Editors	David Worthington
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Chapter	11
Pages	181-196
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Print)	9783319640891
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64090-7
Publication status	Published - 18 Oct 2017
Event	Firths and Fjords: A Coastal History Conference - Dornoch Social Club, Dornoch, United Kingdom Duration: 31 Mar 2016 → 2 Apr 2016

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Conference	Firths and Fjords: A Coastal History Conference
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Dornoch
Period	31/03/16 → 2/04/16

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Rae, A 2017, The Creation of Airline Services in the Northern and Western Isles of Scotland: Impact and Legacy. in D Worthington (ed.), The New Coastal History: Cultural and Environmental Perspectives from Scotland and Beyond. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 181-196, Firths and Fjords: A Coastal History Conference, Dornoch, United Kingdom, 31/03/16. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64090-7

The Creation of Airline Services in the Northern and Western Isles of Scotland: Impact and Legacy. / Rae, Andrew.
The New Coastal History: Cultural and Environmental Perspectives from Scotland and Beyond. ed. / David Worthington. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. p. 181-196.

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