Lot 158: JAMES GARDNER

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS. Circa 1950.
25x39 1/2 inches. Ben Johnson, London.
Condition B+: minor creases and abrasions in margins. Framed.
A cross-section view of the luxurious flying boat model G-ADSR, with passenger and cockpit areas labled in French. Brought into service in the mid 1930s, Imperial Airway's flying boats revolutionized long-distance travel. Despite the airlines success with long-haul routes to India and Africa, it merged with British Airways in 1939 to form B. O. A. C.