The Last African Flying Boat

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Documentary

Overview

For the first time in 40 years African skies resound to the roar of a flying boat. Alexander Frater boards a wartime Catalina in search of the romance and adventure of Imperial Airways' legendary route from Cairo to the Cape - down the White Nile to the Rift Valley lakes of Kenya and on to the astonishing Ilha de Mocambique - the forgotten jewel of the Indian Ocean.

Keywords

aviation
air travel
general aviation

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 7, 1990
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: BBC TV,ABC/Kane Productions International
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt4603226