Writing a book (or GMing a game) in the 1930s? This could come in handy. How did one fly from London to Australia, or Paris to Buenos Aires? (Answer: in many short, expensive hops.)
Originally shared by +Jon Salway:
Just found an excellent resource for 1930s games.
Early Intercontinental Air Routes, 1930s
Source: adapted from B. Graham (1995) Geography of Air Transport, Chichester: Wiley. Detailed PDF Map Early Intercontinental Air Routes, 1930s Due to range limitations, the first international air routes were composed of a series of refueling stages. Crossing the comparatively calm and narrow South …
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Does not appear to include the Clipper routes.
+Stan Pedzick The focus seems to be on early 1930s. The text does note, "though the world's most powerful economies bracketed the North Atlantic, regular air services between the United States and Europe did not began until 1939 when Pan Am offered Boeing 314 flying boat services."
+Dave Hill ahh.
Which, of course, always makes me think of …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TY5Fp6O5iM
+Dave Hill that was exactly where my mind when when I saw the maps.