Through Africa by the Empire Flying-Boat : booklet issued by Imperial Airways Ltd., London, 1938
An unusually plain cover for an Imperial Airways guide this and not carrying the 'Speedbird' logo or the company's name. It was issued in 1938 with the jingoistic "Empire" air services in full swing and describes the web of routes south from Alexandria across Egypt, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanganyika Territory, Northern & Southern Rhodesia and into South Africa. As well as the 'trunk route' it also describes the connecting services in many of these countries including the services from Khartoum to Nigeria and the Gold Coast that flew across the French territories. The associated airlines for these services included Rhodesia & Nyasaland Airways, Wilson Airways and South African Airways.
The guide gives detailed descriptions of the country flown over, with route maps, and the towns served as well as details of issues such as local currency.
Through Africa by the Empire Flying-Boat : booklet issued by Imperial Airways Ltd., London, 1938
An unusually plain cover for an Imperial Airways guide this and not carrying the 'Speedbird' logo or the company's name. It was issued in 1938 with the jingoistic "Empire" air services in full swing and describes the web of routes south from Alexandria across Egypt, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanganyika Territory, Northern & Southern Rhodesia and into South Africa. As well as the 'trunk route' it also describes the connecting services in many of these countries including the services from Khartoum to Nigeria and the Gold Coast that flew across the French territories. The associated airlines for these services included Rhodesia & Nyasaland Airways, Wilson Airways and South African Airways.
The guide gives detailed descriptions of the country flown over, with route maps, and the towns served as well as details of issues such as local currency.