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FRATER Alexander : Beyond the Blue Horizon, On the Track of Imperial Airways

Heinemann, London, 1986

ISBN 0434270806

8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. A history of the airline company and the routes from London to Brisbane via the Middle East and South East Asia, unclipped dust jacket has a few puncture holes to lower joint and small piece chipped at head of spine, 430pp. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Very Good

First Edition

Frater, Alexander : BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON: On the Track of Imperial Airways

London: William Heinemann, 1986

Hardback, first edition, very good condition, in a very good price-clipped dust-jacket, publisher's original dark blue clothboards with gilt blocking to spine, 430 pages including index, b/w map illustrations------------"The legendary Imperial Airways Eastbound Empire service from England to Australia began operating in 1935. It was the world's longest and most adventurous scheduled air route, a 13,000-mile safari taking 14 days to complete and calling at 35 different aerodromes in 17 countries. Passengers were expected to be ready for anything. Fifty years later, using local air services, the author followed the original Imperial Eastbound route all the way to its terminal at Brisbane's Eagle Farm Airport. London to Athens; Athens to Muscat; Muscat to Dhaka; Dhaka to Singapore; Singapore to Darwin; Darwin to Brisbane, "

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