Description
AIR FRANCE
Personal letter from the pilot-navigator Frédéric ADAM, Dakar, 8 July 1934, to Jean MERMOZ; 1 page, in-4 format, on Air France letterhead.
He was disappointed by Mermoz’s return to Natal, ‘as I had every expectation that you would be able to press on to Dakar, where St Louis […] I look forward to seeing you next week with even greater confidence, if that were possible!’… He is overseeing the work on the runways at Thiès in Senegal, the specifications of which he provides. “We have been told that the Croix du Sud is due to fly the Fram on 15 or 23 July, but so far no precise orders have been given. It would likely take off from Han Bay”…
Source: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936);
- Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955);
- Passed down through the family
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