1948 Britain to South Africa by BOAC Solent Speedbird
Oct 28, 2020 14:13:21 GMT -5
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Creating flying boat AI traffic is quite a grateful job. It doesn't need a lot of infrastructre. And some few retro sceneries are ready to be used like the BOAC terminal at Southampton.
Here the BOAC Short Solent on the way from there to Vaal Dam seaplane base near Johannesburg. It depicts the 1948 scheduled flight.
Flight begins with taxing out at Southampton BOAC terminal
and shortly after flying over RAN Calshot. Unfortunately only partially visible from the plane.
After having flown over the Alps and crossed the Mediterranean Sea, the Short reaches the Sicilian coast. While approaching the overnight stop at Augusta seaplane base, it passes near the Etna volcano.
At early hour next day the flight continues to Cairo.
On final approach the plane overflies Embaba airfield, while passengers could admire the pyramides in the background.
Just a few time later it leaves the seaplane base on the Nile River for next stop at Luxor.
On approach at Luxor the Short overflies the famous Valley of the Kings and the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut. Certainly a highlight for passengers too.
Luxor is also wellknown for its Karnak temple and the remaining columns located on the east bank of the Nile River.
The said temple at dawn after the second overnight there.
While flying towards to Khartoum the Short passes the Assuan Lake. The low dam has already been built at the end of the 19th century and enlarged several decades later during Gamal Abdel Nasser's presidency.
Mid-day stop at Karthoum
A further overnight stop is done at Port Bell at Northern shore of Lake Victoria and in vincinity of Kampala in Uganda.
The next day is certainly the most exixting journey when the plane flies over the Victoria Falls and lands on the Zambezi River.
Spending an overnight there, might have been an impressive experience as well. Anyway, the flight goes on with a last memorable view of the famous falls.
After a flight of six days the Solent finally reaches the South African Vaal River with its dam and moores at the small village of Deneysville.
Bernard
Here the BOAC Short Solent on the way from there to Vaal Dam seaplane base near Johannesburg. It depicts the 1948 scheduled flight.
Flight begins with taxing out at Southampton BOAC terminal
and shortly after flying over RAN Calshot. Unfortunately only partially visible from the plane.
After having flown over the Alps and crossed the Mediterranean Sea, the Short reaches the Sicilian coast. While approaching the overnight stop at Augusta seaplane base, it passes near the Etna volcano.
At early hour next day the flight continues to Cairo.
On final approach the plane overflies Embaba airfield, while passengers could admire the pyramides in the background.
Just a few time later it leaves the seaplane base on the Nile River for next stop at Luxor.
On approach at Luxor the Short overflies the famous Valley of the Kings and the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut. Certainly a highlight for passengers too.
Luxor is also wellknown for its Karnak temple and the remaining columns located on the east bank of the Nile River.
The said temple at dawn after the second overnight there.
While flying towards to Khartoum the Short passes the Assuan Lake. The low dam has already been built at the end of the 19th century and enlarged several decades later during Gamal Abdel Nasser's presidency.
Mid-day stop at Karthoum
A further overnight stop is done at Port Bell at Northern shore of Lake Victoria and in vincinity of Kampala in Uganda.
The next day is certainly the most exixting journey when the plane flies over the Victoria Falls and lands on the Zambezi River.
Spending an overnight there, might have been an impressive experience as well. Anyway, the flight goes on with a last memorable view of the famous falls.
After a flight of six days the Solent finally reaches the South African Vaal River with its dam and moores at the small village of Deneysville.
Bernard
