Twenty-Thousand Miles in a Flying Boat : My Flight Round Africa - Softcover

Cobham, Sir Alan J; Cruddas, Colin

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9780752441818: Twenty-Thousand Miles in a Flying Boat : My Flight Round Africa
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0752441817 ISBN 13: 9780752441818
Publisher: The History Press, 2007

Synopsis

Air-route development in Africa was a direct result of Sir Alan Cobham's 1929 flight through and round Africa in a flying-boat. Beginning in France and crossing the Mediterranean, the route was via Malta, Egypt, East Africa through Kenya and Nyasaland, from Beira to Lagos, across to the Ivory Coast, from Freetown to Cape Bojador and through the Canaries, essentially navigating most of the coast of Africa. Lady Cobham accompanied her husband throughout the long journey, in so doing establishing a record for air travel by a woman. This Sir Alan Cobham's first-hand account of his journey; first published in 1930, this new edition is illustrated with over 50 photographs from the trip, including some previously unpublished and straight from the family archive.

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About the Author

Sir Alan Cobham was a pioneering aviator and a great figure in the history of aviation. Colin Cruddas is the Cobham family archivist. He has unearthed some new treasures for this revised edition.

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Publisher
The History Press
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0752441817
ISBN 13 
9780752441818
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
192
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