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Corsairville: The Lost Domain of the Flying Boat by Graham Coster (Paperback, 2001)

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It was the obscure legend of the flying boat Corsair, rescued from the Belgian Congo in an epic salvage operation, that fired Graham Coster's quest for the lost world of the flying boat. Coster's journey begins in Southampton, from where Imperial Airways' Empire boats departed to fly up the Nile on their way to South Africa, and takes him to the flying boats' old haunts in Uganda, Kenya, Malawi and Zimbabwe, from Lake Naivasha to Victoria Falls. More than a travel book, this text is a piece history, and a journey to a vanished age when air travel was truly an adventure that could change your life.

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PublisherPenguin Books LTD

ISBN-139780140253481

eBay Product ID (ePID)89458162

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Book TitleCorsairville: the Lost Domain of the Flying Boat

AuthorGraham Coster

FormatPaperback

LanguageEnglish

TopicTravel Writing

Publication Year2001

Number of Pages288 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height198mm

Item Width128mm

Item Weight239g

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Title_AuthorGraham Coster

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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by swan4110
24 Nov, 2018
Story of real flying boat history and flying boat recovery from an almost impossible location.
Not only an account of the Corsair incident but a nice lead up to that story with a good account of the flying boat history. Recommended reading if you enjoy travel history, flying history, or a good read about a tremendous real life adventure.
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by andresharp_0
10 Feb, 2021
Informative easy reading paperback book.
Very enlightening book describing the glamour of luxury air travel in 1930s for the wealthy passengers of the period.
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by freddo228
25 May, 2025
Compelling and historically fascinating
Boy's Own thrilling escapade. The sheer ingenuity and determination of the protagonists deserves to be remembered. Those days will never return.
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by marcuswellbe
04 Dec, 2019
Great story
Excellent history
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned