Fluidr / M.R.B Photo's "My Grandfather's photos" set

The Graf Zeppelin

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A snap shot of the airship near Alexandria, Egypt in early 1929 taken by my Grandfather while stationed there with the RAF.

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Kobri el Gezira Bridge Cairo.

N 2 B 425 C 1 E Oct 22, 2014 F Oct 22, 2014

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This bridge, built in 1871 was replaced by the current Qasr El Nile bridge a few years after this photo was taken. The lions were mounted on the new bridge.

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The first North-South flight across Africa

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Walter Mittelholzer and his Dornier Merkur at Alexandria, Egypt on his historic flight from Zurich to Cape Town. The flight took 77 days from December 1926 to February 1927.

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The first North-South flight across Africa

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Walter Mittelholzer and his Dornier Merkur at Alexandria, Egypt on his historic flight from Zurich to Cape Town. The flight took 77 days from December 1926 to February 1927.

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Stearman C3-B

N 4 B 1.6K C 0 E Nov 30, 2014 F Nov 30, 2014

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With stars and stripes paintwork probably at the RAF base in Alexandria Egypt late 1920s.

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