TY - BOOK ID - 149894870 TI - Adventurous Empires : the story of the Short Empire flying-boats PY - 2013 SN - 1783464178 1783468831 PB - Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Aviation, DB - UniCat KW - Short airplanes KW - Air travel KW - Air mail service KW - History. KW - History. KW - History. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:149894870 AB - This is a story from a bygone age recalling the most successful flying-boat airliner ever built. Designed to a specification for Imperial Airways, then Britain's national airline, it carried passengers and, more importantly, mail throughout the British Empire. The airliner offered luxurious travel for the privileged few, every journey being an adventure shared by passengers and crew.Short Brothers built 42 Empires at their factory in Rochester during the late 1930s. Imperial Airways were expanding their network to the furthermost outposts of the British Empire, whilst laying down the principle ER -