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FLYING BOATS OF THE EMPIRE THE RISE AND FALL OF THE SHIPS OF THE SKY

by Richard Knott

Published by Robert Hale. 1st. 2011

Slightly better than very good condition. A fascinating account of the age of Empire flying boats, whose story began in July 1936 with a reassuringly trouble-free test flight on Kent's River Medway. Within ten years, however, this last word in luxury was to become redundant, spurned by the post-war age. Turquoise boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos.

Light browning to page edges. A little edge-creasing to wrapper.

ISBN: 9780709087595
Stock no. 2138437

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Contents

  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Part One: Peactime
  • 1. Don't Alarm the Passengers!
  • 2. Where It All Began
  • 3. The Imperial Pioneers
  • 4. Enjoy the Flight
  • 5. Source of Wonder, Signs of Trouble
  • 6. Triumph and Disaster
  • 7. 'She's Sinking!'
  • 8. The Cavalier Survivors
  • 9. The New York Subpoena and the Human Eiffel Tower
  • Part Two: War
  • 10. 'Would We Survive?'
  • 11. 'Tell the Captain I Have Complete Faith...'
  • 12. All Conclusively Lost
  • 13. 'One Out of the Bag'
  • 14. Land Your Aircraft on the Water!
  • 15. Ends of the Empire
  • 16. The Beginning of the End
  • Part Three: The Postwar Years
  • 17. Don't Expect the World to Be the Same
  • Appendices:
  • A The Empire Flying Boat Fleet
  • B Losses of Empire Flying Boats (pre-war)
  • C Empire Flying Boat Pilots Mentioned in the Text
  • D Techincal Specifications
  • E Key Dates in the Flying Boat Years, 1935-50
  • Maps:
  • 1 The Mediterranean: Southampton to Alexandria
  • 2 Alexandria to Burman (Ragoon)
  • 3 Singapore to Australia and New Zealand
  • 4 Africa: Alexandria to Durban
  • 5 UK and Ireland
  • 6 Cabot and Caribou in Norway, 1940
  • Notes and References
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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