Empire - When 1/4 of the world and gin was, mostly, pink..
- TheGreenGoblin
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Empire - When 1/4 of the world and gin was, mostly, pink..
Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Re: Empire - When 1/4 of the world and gin was, mostly, pink..
I think that my mother knew the root that they took along on the trip
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Re: Empire - When 1/4 of the world and gin was, mostly, pink..
The Empire's Airway: British Civil Aviation from 1919 to 1939
https://airandspace.si.edu/sites/defaul ... 00cp06.jpg
Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
- TheGreenGoblin
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Re: Empire - When 1/4 of the world and gin was, mostly, pink..
Though you remain
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Convinced
"To be alive
You must have somewhere
To go
Your destination remains
Elusive."
Re: Empire - When 1/4 of the world and gin was, mostly, pink..
For anyone who is interested in Imperial Airways routes, I can thoroughly recommend this book and others by the same writer.
https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/al ... 0330433129
In Beyond The Blue Horizon Alexander Frater reveals and relives the romance and breathtaking excitement of the legendary Imperial Airways Eastbound Empire service – the world’s longest and most adventurous scheduled air route. Written with an infectious passion, this is an extraordinarily original and genre-defining piece of travel writing by one of our most highly respected travel correspondents.
‘Whether being mown down by stampeding Baghdad-bound passengers in Cairo airport, or battling with Indian Airline staff (and failing) to reconfirm six vital going-on flights from Delhi, or being lured unwittingly into a souvenir shop selling pornographic wood carvings in Lombok, or hitting tropical cyclones Ferdinand in a 748 en route from Sumba to Bali, Frater rises above it all with humour, style and a wonderfully sharp eye’ Evening Standard
Sadly, the author died just a few months ago.
https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/al ... 0330433129
In Beyond The Blue Horizon Alexander Frater reveals and relives the romance and breathtaking excitement of the legendary Imperial Airways Eastbound Empire service – the world’s longest and most adventurous scheduled air route. Written with an infectious passion, this is an extraordinarily original and genre-defining piece of travel writing by one of our most highly respected travel correspondents.
‘Whether being mown down by stampeding Baghdad-bound passengers in Cairo airport, or battling with Indian Airline staff (and failing) to reconfirm six vital going-on flights from Delhi, or being lured unwittingly into a souvenir shop selling pornographic wood carvings in Lombok, or hitting tropical cyclones Ferdinand in a 748 en route from Sumba to Bali, Frater rises above it all with humour, style and a wonderfully sharp eye’ Evening Standard
Sadly, the author died just a few months ago.
Re: Empire - When 1/4 of the world and gin was, mostly, pink..
I've read 'Beyond the Blue Horizon', a fabulous read indeed!
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Re: Empire - When 1/4 of the world and gin was, mostly, pink..
Then there was the 1st none stop flight from UK to Cape Town.
July 9th 1959, a Valiant BK1 of 214 Sqdn. The captain was Wing Co. Mike Beetham DFC.
July 9th 1959, a Valiant BK1 of 214 Sqdn. The captain was Wing Co. Mike Beetham DFC.
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