The Last African Flying Boat
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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.
Production
BBC TV, ABC/Kane Productions International
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Cast
Alexander Frater
Self - Presenter
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