The Land of Rhodes
Documentary (1934)
This black and white educational film from the 1930s is about the "Land of Rhodes" - Rhodesia and South Africa, which features many landmarks, including Johannesburg, and the railways built by Cecil Rhodes. A staunch supporter of British imperialism, Cecil John Rhodes and his British South Africa Company founded the southern African territory of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia), to which the company gave its name in 1895. Rhodes University in South Africa also bears his name.
Armstrong Whitworth A.W.15 Atalanta
Registration G-ABTL, serial n° AW784. Delivered new to Imperial Airways in January 1932. Transferred to B.O.A.C-British Overseas Airways Corporation in August 1940. Written off in March 1941.
Same aircraft seen in other films IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft (Civil Fixed-Wing).
De Havilland DH-89 Dragon Rapide
In the background.
De Havilland DH80A Puss Moth
To the right.
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