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Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1 -- Setting the Scene; Chapter 2 -- The Raison d'Être; Chapter 3 -- Change and Progress; Chapter 4 -- A Worthy Airline; Chapter 5 -- Alternative Developments; Chapter 6 -- Eastward and Southward; Chapter 7 -- Bermuda and the Atlantic Conquered; Chapter 8 -- To Australia and Beyond; Chapter 9 -- Reith; Chapter 10 -- Tasman Empire Airways Limited (TEAL); Chapter 11 -- Imperial at War; Chapter 12 -- The Far East and Australia; Chapter 13 -- New Zealand at War; Chapter 14 -- End of Empire; Bibliography. |
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Appendix 1 -- The Imperial Airways/BOAC S.23 Flying-BoatsAppendix 2 -- The QANTAS Empire Airways S.23 Flying-Boats; Appendix 3 -- The Imperial Airways/BOAC S.30 Flying-Boats; Appendix 4 -- The Tasman Empire Airways Limited Flying-Boats; Appendix 5 -- Short S.33 Empire Flying-Boats; Appendix 6 -- Short Composite S.20 Maia and S.21 Mercury; Appendix 7 -- Short S.26 'G-class' Flying-Boats; Appendix 8 -- Maps; Index. |
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This is a story from a bygone age recalling the most successful flying-boat airliner ever built. Designed to a specification for Imperial Airways, then Britain's national airline, it carried passengers and, more importantly, mail throughout the British Empire. The airliner offered luxurious travel for the privileged few, every journey being an adventure shared by passengers and crew. Short Brothers built 42 Empires at their factory in Rochester during the late 1930s. Imperial Airways were expanding their network to the furthermost outposts of the British Empire, whilst laying down the principle. |
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Requires Boundless App. |
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Empire (Seaplane)
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Short airplanes.
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Air travel -- History.
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Air mail service -- History.
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Air mail service. |
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Air travel. |
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Empire (Seaplane) |
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Short airplanes. |
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Electronic books. |
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History.
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Boundless (Digital media service)
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| ISBN |
9781783468836 : $14.99 |
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1783468831 : $14.99 |
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