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DESIGNER UNKNOWN IMPERIAL AIRWAYS / [CENTAURUS.] 1937. 25 1/4x39 1/4 inches, 64x99 3/4 cm. Ben Johnson & Co., London. Condition B: repaired tears at edges, some affecting image; restored losses, creases, abrasions and overpainting in margins; repaired pin holes in corners. An intricate and informative image from the Golden Age of travel, this poster shows in full, first-class detail, a cross section of the Centaurus (S. 812 G-ADUT), one of the Short "C" class flying boats. In 1934, British Imperial Airways ordered 28 of the flying boats; here, we are shown both the inner and outer wonders of the craft, as well as many of her statistics. This is the English version. British Aviation p. 12 (var).
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