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History of Dereham Pubs

215 Squadron in the Far East 1963-1967

Portal for all things aviation in Norfolk

Frank Shaw - A Potpourri of My Life and Times

UK Civil Aviation Ensign

UK Civil Aviation Ensign as flown by Imperial Airways

Empire Flying Boat

England to Australia

Following the 1938 route provided by Bruce Kennewell
Empire Flying Boat by Jens B. Kristensen
Downloaded from avsim.com

Canopus

Day 1 - 18 Feb
Southampton - St Nazaire - Marseille - Rome

Taking off from Southampton

Day 2 - 19 Feb
Brindisi - Athens - Mirabella - Alexandria

Day 3 - 20 Feb
Tiberius - Habbaniyah - Basra

Map - Day 1 - 3

Day 4 - 21 Feb
Bahrain - Dubai - Jiwani - Karachi (Korangi Greek)

Korangi Greek

Day 5 - 22 Feb
Jodhpur - Gwalior - Allahabad - Calcutta

Tonights hotel, The Great Eastern, Calcutta

Day 6 - 23 Feb
Sittwe - Rangoon - Bangkok - Koh Samui - Penang

Dawn over the Bay of Bengal

Dusk over Thailand

Map - Day 4 - 6

Day 7 - 24 Feb
Singapore - Klabat Bay - Jakarta - Sourabaya

Another day, another dollar - early morning departure

Day 8 - 25 Feb
Bima - Koepang - Darwin

Day 9 - 26 Feb
Groote Eylandt - Karumba - Townsville

Groote Eylandt flying boat station

Empire Flying Boat at Karumba

Picture taken from www.airwaysmuseum.com

Day 10 - 27 Feb

Gladstone - Brisbane - Rose Bay, Sydney

Moored on the Brisbane River

On finals into Rose Bay

Arrived Sydney after 10 days flying - time for a beer - whos round is it?

Rose Bay Flying Boat Terminal

Picture taken from www.airwaysmuseum.com

Map - Day 7 -10

Next we cross the Pacific