Appreciation of the airspace of Nortern and Southern America in the British geopolicy Cover Image

Apreciacion de los espacios aereos de America del Norte y del Sur, dede el Punto devita de la geopolitica britannica
Appreciation of the airspace of Nortern and Southern America in the British geopolicy

Author(s): Máté Deák
Subject(s): History
Published by: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, Új-és Jelenkori Egyetemes Történeti Tanszék
Keywords: South America, airspace, British empire, airmail, geopolicí, airroute, Southern Atlantic

Summary/Abstract: The British Empire has never interested in to conquer the northern and southern American airspace until the 1930's, however the british company Handly Page already had a plan in 1919 to operate airmail service between Great Britain and South America. The plan was rejected. The principal project was the development of an air route system from London to India and further to Australia. Also the British government tried to use to reach South Africa using the west-coast of the African continent across the colonial Gambia. British Gambia was the only african possibility to connect an air route to Brasil and Argentina. Further plans were to reach the airspace of South America from the Bermudas. However these attempts were failed.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 117 - 130
  • Page Count: 1
  • Language: Spanish