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Wholesale Flying Springbok by Lionel Friedberg
Wholesale Flying Springbok by Lionel Friedberg
Wholesale Flying Springbok by Lionel Friedberg
Wholesale Flying Springbok by Lionel Friedberg
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[Collective Ink Books] An artistic rendering of the African antelope, the Springbok, was depicted with stylized wings to serve as the logo of South African Airways (SAA) for well over 60 years. It was replaced by a new corporate identity when the airline was rebranded after the demise of apartheid, the release of Nelson Mandela from political incarceration, and the introduction of a non-racist democratic society in South Africa in the mid-nineties. As a state-owned entity, many people once saw SAA as the 'apartheid airline.' For a time, travel on board its aircraft was restricted to whites only, but this was later changed to include members of all the country's diverse racial groups. SAA pioneered flight throughout Africa during the colonial era, long before airports, supply services, radio and weather forecasting capabilities even existed. Its staff and equipment served with the Allies in Europe and North Africa during WWII and it met the enormous challenge of having to circumvent
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SKU: 9781789046465 Made in United States Weight: 0.66 kg (1.45 lb) Dimensions: 21.5 x 14.3 x 3.3 cm (8.5 x 5.6 x 1.3 in)










