Originally Posted by
WHBM
Well if you want a good book on such matters, I have to recommend "Beyond the Blue Horizon" by Alexander Frater. It's a bit old now but still very relevant. Alex is a fellow old airliner buff over here in London, and also a prominent journalist. About 20 years ago he set off from London for Australia, stopping at every point that the old Imperial Airways flying boat service did on the same route in the mid 1930s. He constantly draws comparisons between the old (having dug out many books of the time) and his current journey. I see it's on e-books now, though I still prefer the traditional print format; my copy is really smashed up now because I always take it with me when heading to any of the points along the way he did.
http://www.waterstones.com/waterston...ook29/8700399/
WHBM Cheers and thanks so much for suggesting the book! I'll see if I can get one. I'm always fascinated with Imperial Airways and those Empire flying boats.
Originally Posted by
jlemon
I like this idea....
Perhaps we could have a "mini-old timers-do"!
Of course, we shall have to drink some quality, microbrewed beer as well.....
Yes,
Jlemon, absolutely! We have monthly FT happy hours here in Washington DC. We could have a "mini-old timers-do" here. Or, as someone said, "The world is at your doorstep." So maybe you can suggest somewhere we have talked about in this thread, where we could meet and perhaps tour the bones of an airport of the past, retrofitted to current use today. With a microbrew of course...
