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SOUTHERN AFRICA 1931 air crash at Sir Lowry's Pass

SOUTHERN AFRICA 1931 air crash at Sir Lowry's Pass

SOUTHERN AFRICA 1931 air crash at Sir Lowry's Pass. The Union Airways De Havilland Puss Moth 'The Springbok' piloted by Captain William Frost Davenport, when flying from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town on Friday 13th Nov 1931, the pilot encountered a severe storm and crashed on the slopes of a mountain and caught fire 18 miles from Cape Town. This badly charred cover to Cape Town has had the recipients name cut out, but still a scarce cover from this crash.

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