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This image appears to be a vintage advertisement or informational piece titled "Some Short jottings for airline operators and their crews, " featuring whimsical illustrations and text related to aviation. The central theme is "Heading for the last round-up" which suggests an end-of-day scenario for pilots. At the top of the image, there's a map-like illustration with various regions labeled as "Pacific Ocean, " "Atlantic Ocean, " etc. , along with cartoonish airplanes and creatures like dragons, symbolizing different parts of the world and perhaps challenges faced by aviators. The left column starts with a section titled "End of a perfect day" that describes how pilots bid farewell to Shorts' Empire 'C' Class flying boats after completing long flights across oceans. It mentions specific routes such as Sydney in Australia, Durban in South Africa, Alexandria in Egypt, and Southampton in England. There's also mention of these aircraft being reliable even under harsh weather conditions. Below this section is another one called "It's not so crazy" discussing how some people might find it unbelievable that these flying boats can travel such vast distances regularly without incident due to their robust design and engineering. In the middle column, we see a section named "Services rendered" which talks about 'C' Class boats on their distinct Dominion routes offering regular services between Britain and its colonies or dominions at that time. On the right side are two sections: “Facts and fantasy” compares real achievements of Shorts’ Empire ‘C’ Class flying boats against fantastical claims like finding Atlantis or capturing sea monsters. It emphasizes reliability over 10 years without losing any passengers or mail cargo due to marine hazards—a testament to safety standards back then. Lastly, “Three smart types” introduces three models within this class—Maia, Mercury, and Maia II—highlighting their speed records while maintaining comfort during flight operations around Europe’s coastal waters before World War II broke out. The bottom part features logos from Shorts Brothers & Harland Limited accompanied by promotional text

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