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Auction: 19015 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 2129

(x) South Africa
1931 (12 Nov.) Attempted Port Elizabeth-Cape Town Flight by Capt. Davenport
1931 (12 Nov.) charred remains of envelope from East London bearing 2d. and Air 4d., accompanied by Post Office explanatory slip for "cover and letter" and Post Office ambulance envelope with Cape Town datestamp (19.11). Rare. Nierinck 311113, type a label. Photo

Note: Capt. Davenport encountered severe turbulence over Sir Lowry's Pass. The port wing of the Union Airways Puss Moth was ripped off and the aircraft crashed killing the pilot and the two passengers. This was one of nine disasters throughout the world in which Puss Moths broke up in turbulence, the aircraft subsequently being withdrawn

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