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First commercial air route is established when Alan Cobham does a return flight between London and Cape Town.
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, March 12). First commercial air route is established when Alan Cobham does a return flight between London and Cape Town.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076750
South African History Online (2012) 'First commercial air route is established when Alan Cobham does a return flight between London and Cape Town.', South African History Online, 12 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076750 (Accessed: 7 August 2026).
South African History Online, First commercial air route is established when Alan Cobham does a return flight between London and Cape Town. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076750, (accessed 7 August 2026).
"First commercial air route is established when Alan Cobham does a return flight between London and Cape Town.." South African History Online, 12 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076750. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. "First commercial air route is established when Alan Cobham does a return flight between London and Cape Town.." South African History Online. March 12, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076750.
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