Thanks guys for the responses. I still wonder if Corbett was in Africa before 1947. His comments in Maneating Leopard of Rudraprayag certainly hint that he was. There is the comment about needing to get to Africa (in 1926) that I mentioned. There is another comment in the same story where he speaks of the beauty of Himalayan sunsets and agrees that they are the most beautiful in the world. He then goes on to say that Tanzania sunsets are a close second and mentions Kilimanjaro. Surely he wouldn't have said that if he hadn't been there.

It's a pity he had to leave India. I am sure it shortened his life.