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

Sir Alan J Cobham

ISBN 10: 0752441817 / ISBN 13: 9780752441818

Verlag: The History Press Ltd, 2007

2007. Paperback. Air-route development in Africa was a result of Sir Alan Cobham's 1929 flight through and round Africa in a flying-boat. Lady Cobham accompanied her husband throughout the journey. This work features Sir Alan Cobham's account of his journey. First published in 1930, it is illustrated with over 50 photographs from the trip, from the family archive. Num Pages: 192 pages, 55. BIC Classification: BGA; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 404. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9780752441818

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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published in 1930, this new edition is illustrated with over 50 photographs from the trip, including some previously unpublished and straight from the family archive.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: 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 the revised edition; this is his fifth book for Tempus.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Twenty-Thousand Miles in a Flying Boat: My ...
Verlag: The History Press Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: New