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Walrus:

The Last One Flying

A true story of a struggling 21-year-old Aussie ad guy
and a 33-year-old seaplane that had no business still flying.

In 1969, a broke young Sydney ad man talked a larger-than-life Australian land developer into entering his antique Supermarine Walrus seaplane in the London to Sydney Air Race. Forty-five days of chaos later, only one of them would still be alive, over fifty years on, to tell you what really happened.

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JOHN F.
WILLIAMS

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n 1969, John F. Williams was a 21-year-old unlicensed co-pilot with no business being in a cockpit. Fifty-two years later, he is the last living survivor of the race, the crash, and the secret that came with them. Walrus: The Last One Flying is his debut novel, based on the true story he lived.

JOHN F.
WILLIAMS
Walrus: The Last One Flying
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THE BOOK

A 1936 seaplane. A race from London to Sydney that neither of them would finish. Forty-five days of chaos across the Australian outback that ended in a crash landing, and a secret that stayed buried for over fifty years. Walrus: The Last One Flying is a true story of resilience, dreams, and the tenacity of the human spirit.

THE BOOK