Adventurous Empires - The Story of the Short Empire Flying Boats, Phillip E. Sims.

Adventurous Empires - The Story of the Short Empire Flying Boats, Phillip E. Sims.

 A look at the history of the Short Empire Flying Boat, from the pioneering long-distance routes flow by Imperial Airways to their unglamorous but vital role as a long range passenger transport aircraft during the Second World War. An interesting account of the adventurous and rather more romantic early days of civil aviation, with a useful section of the wartime service of the Empire boats.
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