Description

Prince Bira as he was known to the west, was an adventure seeking Siamese Royal who made a name for himself a sailor, pilot and formula one race car driver, eventually having success with Maseratti. This book is his account of his flight from Tredethy in Cornwall to Bangkok , a journey which took him two months from September to November 1952. The book is a personal account both of the challenges of the journey and an account of the many places he visited en route through Europe, the Middle East, India and Burma .Illustrated with B&W photographs.