Maps relating to route of the "Faith in Australia" record-breaking flight, c.1931-1933
- Component identifier:
- Series 1
- Content Summary:
- This series includes navigational charts and maps used for or relating to the record-breaking flight attempt of the "Faith in Australia" between England and Australia in October 1933, which was completed in the record time of six days, seventeen hours and fifty-six minutes (Shearman, p.87). Many of the maps include hand written annotations relating to the journey. The series includes aeronautical navigational strip charts, sketch maps of aerodromes, and small scale topographical maps. Comprises items 1-16.
- Immediate source of acquisition:
- Donated to the National Library of Australia by Captain George Allan and Mrs Barbara Allan, 1994.
- Names:
- Allan, Barbara, Mrs.
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- Parent Restrictions:
- Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/7466499).
- Parent Terms of Access:
- Some of the items within this collection, including some that have been made available as digitised images, are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.
- Location of this collection:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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