1931 – Christmas Mail Experimental Flight
Christmas Mail Experimental Flight
9 – 21 December 1931
On the 30th November, 1931, the British Post Office announced there would be a special Christmas flight from London to Cape Town. Imperial Airways Ltd left London on 9th December, arriving in Cape Town 21 December. Mail was forwarded to England via the Union Castle Line.
Details
First Flight Covers
- From Broken Hill to Cape Town
- From Bulawayo to Cape Town
- From Bulawayo to England
- From Limbe to Cape Town
- From Limbe to England
- From Mazoe to Cape Town
- From Raylton to England
- From Salisbury to Cape Town
- From Zomba to Cape Town
- From Zomba to England