They Served Africa With Wings 60 Years of Aviation in Central Africa WGM Stirling & JA House

They Served Africa With Wings 60 Years of Aviation in Central Africa

Author: WGM Stirling & JA House    

Publisher: Bookmark Publishing  

Edition: Second 2004

ISBN: 99908-918-0-0 

Language: English  

Condition: Good. Clean copy with no markings and tight binding. 

Binding: Hardcover with dustjacket  

Pages: 275. Text with images and maps 

A very good, signed copy of this scarce history of the southern African aviation. Retired airline captain Mitch Stirling, and John house, after years of research put together what must be one of the most in depth descriptive books depicting the history of aviation in Southern Africa, from year dot, up until 1980. Memories of Vickers Viscounts are deeply etched in the Rhodesian psyche. They played a vital role in the history of our land of lost content. If you lived in Salisbury, and listened carefully, you could even set your clock to the distinctive high-pitched whine of 4 Rolls Royce Dart engines, as RH 828 turned left off runway 06 and headed out across the city to Kariba, Wankie and Victoria Falls. Black or white, big or small, young or old, you loved the Viscounts those elegant, graceful old ndege. You could balance a coin on edge during flight. Millions of people travelled on the Viscounts; many of them were famous celebrities, prime ministers, presidents and monarchs. Please note that we refer the right to close our auctions at any time. 

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