Posted on 04/17/2016 7:42:56 AM PDT by DFG
Almost 100 years' worth of rare British Airways maps, adverts and pilot charts have been compiled into a fascinating new book. Created by the curator of the British Airways' Heritage Centre, Paul Jarvis, Mapping The Airways reveals the intriguing charts that guided aviators and adverts that showed passengers where they could jet off to. From early advertisements for routes from London to Paris to state-of-the-art on-board moving maps, the 160-page book reveals 92-years' worth of intriguing aviation history.
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flying is trying.
carry on
Remember when you were a kid and tried to launch your craft off of the barn roof?
Hat tip to all this worlds aviators
Great stuff.
My dad flew for CNAC and then for the AAF in the CBI.
“Great stuff.”
Yep, agree. If you’re interested in the early days of commercial flight suggest you read the book “The Long Way Home”. It’s about a Pan Am Clipper that was in New Zealand when Pearl Harbor was bombed. Being that the route back by Asia was no longer possible the crew was directed to bring the plane back to the U.S. by flying west. Quite an adventure for sure, a good read. You can find it on Amazon.
Ping me if it has the missing week of airline records around the time Obami was birthed in Africa.
Thanks for the book suggestion!
I’ll get it.
The Long Way Home book
http://www.amazon.com/The-Long-Way-Home-Dover/dp/061521472X
Flying in total secrecy and radio blackout, Captain Ford and his 10 man crew flew over 31,500 miles in six weeks.
“The Long Way Home - Revised Edition” by Ed Dover
http://www.longwayhome.com/
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