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Aquila to Madeira

The Story of Flying Boats to Funchal

by Norman Hull · 2009 edition

A photographic history of Aquila Airways, whose flying boats carried passengers between Southampton and Funchal from 1949 until the final flight in 1958.

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aviationAquila Airwaysflying boatsFunchalSouthampton
Author
Norman Hull
Edition year
2009
Publisher
Silver Link Publishing
Language
English
ISBN-13
9781857943511

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