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HIGHWAYS TO THE EMPIRE

by Colin Cruddas

Published by Air-Britain (historians) Ltd.. 1st. 2006

Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Long-Distance Flying Between the Wars. Large format. Green glazed pictorial boards. 256 pages. B/w photos.

Minimal bumping/rubbing to spine and corners. Contents fine. Dustwrapper is just a tiny bit creased to top of spine.

ISBN: 0851303765
Stock no. 1325186

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Contents

  • Foreword by Alex Henshaw MBE
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Chapter One - Transatlantic Odyssey
  • Chapter Two - Beyond the Beginning
  • Chapter Three - Flying Home
  • Chapter Four - Forging the Future
  • Chapter Five - Skyways to India
  • Chapter Six - With Cobham to the Cape
  • Chapter Seven - Swiftly to South Africa
  • Chapter Eight - Going for Gold
  • Chapter Nine - Triumph and Tragedy
  • Chapter Ten - Silver Wings
  • Chapter Eleven - Imperial Echoes
  • Author's Postscript
  • Appendix I - Dramatis Personae
  • Appendix II - Tables of Major Flights to and from The British Dominations
  • Appendix III - Survival Equipment List for Tropical Flights
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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