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ADVENTUROUS EMPIRES: THE STORY OF THE SHORT EMPIRE FLYING-BOATS

Written by Phillip E. Sims
Published by Airlife in 2000
ISBN: 1840371307

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ADVENTUROUS EMPIRES: THE STORY OF THE SHORT EMPIRE FLYING-BOATS
Written by Phillip E. Sims.
Stock no. 1319615
1st. 2000. Hardback. Large format. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Turquoise boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 256 pages. ISBN: 1840371307. Minimal bumping to spine. Dustwrapper is sunned to spine.

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Cover of ADVENTUROUS EMPIRES: THE STORY OF THE SHORT EMPIRE FLYING-BOATS by Phillip E. Sims

Contents

  • Introduction
  • Chapter One: SETTING THE SCENE - Early Days; Government Policy; The RAF and Cairo to Baghdad; Conception of Imperial Airways; Birth of Imperial Airways; Cobham's Empire Air-Route Surveys; To India; Forging to the Edge of Empire
  • Chapter Two: THE RAISON D'ETRE - Before the Empire Airmail Scheme; Empire Airmail Scheme; The First Decade; Construction of the Short Bros Empire 'Boat; Early Flights
  • Chapter Three: CHANGE AND PROGRESS - Changes Afoot; Routes, Surveys and Schedules; Early Days
  • Chapter Four: A WORTHY AIRLINE - The Losses of 1937; The North Atlantic; Unrest - Imperial Difficulties; The Empire Airmail Scheme Matures; Reorganization; Home Base; Maintenance
  • Chapter Five: ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENTS - Developments Elsewhere; Maia and Mercury, 'The Pick-A-Back 'Plane'
  • Chapter Six: EASTWARD AND SOUTHWARD - The Middle East and India; Cambria Force-Lands; Corsair; The Loss of Challenger
  • Chapter Seven: BERMUDA AND THE ATLANTIC CONQUERED - Bermuda; Air-to-Air Refuelling and the Atlantic
  • Chapter Eight: TO AUSTRALIA AND BEYOND - Qantas
  • Chapter Nine: REITH
  • Chapter Ten: TASMAN EMPIRE AIRWAYS LIMITED (TEAL) -
  • Chapter Eleven: IMPERIAL AT WAR - Engand 1940; Cordelia, Clio and the 'G' Boats; The Horseshoe Route; The Poole-Foynes Shuttle
  • Chapter Twelve: THE FAR EAST AND AUSTRALIA -
  • Chapter Thirteen: NEW ZEALAND AT WAR
  • Chapter Fourteen: END OF EMPIRE
  • Bibliography
  • Appendices:
  • 1. The Imperial Airways/BOAC S.23 Flying-Boats
  • 2. The QANTAS Empire Airways S.23 Flying-Boats
  • 3. The Imperial Airways/BOAC S.30 Flying-Boats
  • 4. The Tasman Empire Airways Limited Flying-Boats
  • 5. Short S.33 Flying-Boats
  • 6. Short Composite S.20 Maia and S.21 Mercury
  • 7. Short S.26 'G-class' Flying-Boats
  • 8. Maps - Africa; Europe and Mediterranean; The North Atlantic; The Indian Ocean; South-east Asia, Australasia and Oceania