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Aviation History
1950
1950 - 0113.PDF
Flight 19 January 1950 FOLLOWING THE GREAT EXPLORERS 0, call*/ kytk This map ef the hemispheres and its illustrations by H. A. Crosby are based m trigma/ William Dampur't "A New Verne BmmA the W~TJ" *~M:-I-> - -'-Voftf, Roma* the W*U" published m i(?7 A New Voyage round the World " Although it took William Dampier twelve years to buccaneer his way round the world he had the true spirit of reconnaissance. A born navigator, he estab- lished an unrivalled reputation for the accuracy of his descriptions. He made his voyages at the end of the by WILLIAM DAMPIER 17th century when the accuracy of his navigational aids left much to be desired. How much better off would he have been as captain of the new Avro Shackle ton, designed and equipped to range the seven seas. f- V. ROE A CO. LTD. MANCH Jf/Thfyj N0W IN QUANTITY PRODUCTION Jf (JJftAS FOR COASTAL COMMAND, ROYAL AIR FORCE ESTER • BRANCH OF TWF WAWifCQ-cir»*i:ic%, ^ „,-*.. ~
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