Kent. ‘Columbus of the Clouds’

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

847-2

Date Released

21 Nov 1927

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Kent. ‘Columbus of the Clouds’
2. 2A Modern Link
3. 3Norfolk. in Blissful Ignorance
4. 4Hampshire - The Real Thing!
5. 5The Wonder Wing
6. 6The ‘Penguin Trot’

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "Sir Alan Cobham, accompanied by his wife, leaves Rochester on 20,000 miles aerial survey of Africa." Lady Cobham receives a bouquet from a small girl and she and her husband bid farewell to friends before entering their flying boat. Flying boat takes off and seen in flight.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Aviation

Length of story (in feet)

87

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Notes

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