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In Tropical Skies
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21.01.2022 Pleased to advise that 'In Tropical Skies' is now also available as a PDF file (individual licence). Cost $17.95 - emailed same day. See www.tony-mcgrath.com to order :-)
17.01.2022 #tbt - Today’s throwback Thursday is all about a brand new book full of throwbacks! ‘In Tropical Skies’ by Tony McGrath is a fascinating book detailing the rich... history of aviation in the Indian Ocean Territories. And we now have copies for sale at the airport. If you want to get your hands on this historic record, send us a message or drop in and see our airport operations team while stocks last! RRP $29.95.
16.01.2022 Delighted to advise that the prestigious Qantas Founders Museum, Longreach QLD, is stocking IN TROPICAL SKIES for retail sale. So for any avgeeks (and others) heading to those parts, the Qantas Founders Museum in Longreach is a 'must see'! While you're there, check out my book - it's a 'must buy'! Book details also at my website www.tony-mcgrath.com and more on the Qantas Founders Museum at www.qfom.com.au
13.01.2022 To purchase, go to www.tony-mcgrath.com IN TROPICAL SKIES is a book that outlines the history of commercial aviation to Australia's Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands since 1939. Formerly British colonies, Christmas Island lies off the coast of Java just a short flight away from Jakarta, and Cocos Islands lie half-way between Perth and Sri Lanka. The decades hold interesting tales about these remote and beguiling islands, and this book outlines their aviation histor...y against a backdrop of wars, changes of sovereignty and other geopolitical and major events. Qantas’s post-war Australia-England air services operated via Cocos Islands and this was followed by flights via Cocos Islands to South Africa and to South East Asia. The islands soon became a vital, mid-ocean air junction between four continents. Christmas Island’s earliest flights were Royal Air Force flying boats from Singapore to the island's Flying Fish Cove. It later hosted a small private landing strip, before an official airport was opened in the 1970s, enabling regular air links to the Australian mainland and to South East Asia. This book makes compelling reading for both aviation enthusiasts and those interested in the history of Australia and its Territories. Some reviewers’ comments follow: Tony McGrath has written a wonderful story of pioneering aviation and enterprise, laced with the occasional tragedy, in one of the most unique and isolated parts of the globe." (Jim Eames, Author) I am impressed by the detailed coverage of the wartime years and early post-war. Tony McGrath has covered a broad subject in a very readable way, with the right degree of dates and facts where required. (Geoffrey Goodall, Aviation Historian/Writer) I thoroughly enjoyed reading... and was impressed with the amount of research about the air services, political intrigue and larger than life characters which made life so colourful in the early days of aviation in this remote part off the world.... profusely illustrated with photographs, many of which had never been published before. These helped bring the narrative to life. I would recommend In Tropical Skies to any reader interested in aviation history and/or life in Christmas or Cocos Islands. (Merv Prime, Aviation Historian/Writer) See website www.tony-mcgrath.com for more details To purchase, click https://www.tony-mcgrath.com/s/shop Proudly sponsored by Christmas Island Phosphates ISBN 978-0-85905-756-1. Published by Hesperian Press, 2019. Over 120 colour and monochrome images, including previously unpublished photos & maps. A4 size portrait soft cover. 30,000 words.
11.01.2022 IN TROPICAL SKIES is proundly sponsored by CHRISTMAS ISLAND PHOSPHATES
04.01.2022 IN TROPICAL SKIES is supported by the SHIRE OF COCOS KEELING ISLANDS
