Imágenes de un Sueño. 1910-1911

Since its creation, the AENA Foundation promotes the study, research, and knowledge of Spanish aviation in its civil aspect. With this objective, it presents Imágenes de un Sueño. 1910-1911, a work that adds to its contributions to disseminate a unique chapter in Spain's history: the aeronautical one, which boasts over a century of singular contributions.

The First Flights and Airfields in Spain

This book narrates and shows, through images from the era, the first dirigibles, airplanes, and aviators who flew in Spain. It also presents the first airfields and those improvised fields that constituted the remote predecessors of our current airports. A fundamental milestone in this narrative is the year 1911, when the Madrid municipality of Getafe witnessed the first flight that linked two European capitals, Paris and Madrid, becoming the first airfield of the Spanish capital just a few years later.

Rigorous Research with Unpublished Material

The work is the result of rigorous research into the origins of aeronautics in Madrid, and the author's condition as a researcher and aviation professional is also added. The narrated facts are little known to specialists and barely occupy paragraphs in general histories of our aeronautics. The book includes great documentary value thanks to its photographs, most of which are unpublished or were only published at the time in the Spanish press. This is complemented by an indispensable work that includes scientific rigor, research, identification and documentation of characters and places, verification of facts, resolution of extended misconceptions, and the recovery of anecdotes.

This work offers a unique opportunity to learn, as if they were film frames, about those first flights, their protagonists, men and women, the interest and curiosity of the authorities and the general public of the time, and the joyful society of early 20th century Spain that witnessed their daring feats.

A Legacy for Aeronautical Knowledge

The AENA Foundation, through this type of publication, contributes to the knowledge of our aeronautical history, in addition to filling a gap in its specialty. The opportunity to showcase such a unique chapter, making it accessible to all those interested in these subjects, could not be wasted.

Product Details

• Title: Imágenes de un Sueño. En los Inicios de la Aeronáutica Española, 1910-1911 (Images of a Dream. At the Beginnings of Spanish Aeronautics, 1910-1911)
• Author: Ángel Sánchez
• Year of Publication: Not specified in the image, but the content covers 1910-1911.
• Main Theme: Origins of aeronautics in Spain, first flights, and airfields.
• Dimensions: 30 cm x 21,8 cm
• Content: Photographs and testimonials from the period, rigorous research.
• Milestones: First Paris-Madrid flight, Getafe as the capital's first airfield.