Australia's overseas air services and Qantas

New South Wales, Department of Education, Resource Services - Picture file

Qantas staff, passengers, aircraft and operations.

1087. W. Hudson Fysh D.F.C. (Distinguished Flying Cross), approximately 1935
1088. BCPA (British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines) staff at inaugural service: A.W. Coles, Chairman of Directors, Captain H.A. Barlow, Manager and Captain J.W. Bennet, Chief Pilot, 25 April 1948
1089. Executives at the last General Meeting of Qantas at Brisbane, Thursday 2 October 1947, at which it was decided to place company in liquidation
1090. Qantas House, Sydney, opened officially on 28 October 1957
1091. Delivery flight of Qantas' first Boeing 707 from the United States, June 1959. The aircraft at Honolulu
1092. Qantas' first Boeing 707 at Sydney Airport at completion of delivery flight from the United States, June 1959
1093. Departure from Sydney of Qantas first L-1049 cargo service by Kangaroo Route, 3 November 1959
1094. Racehorses, including 'Up and coming', leave for the USA by Qantas cargo, 1959
1095. Qantas Super Constellation maintenance, Hangar 96
1096. Power assisted loading, used extensively by Qantas to pack freight into the holds of its Lockheed Electra fleet
1097. Qantas Lockheed Electra aircraft loading cargo at Sydney Airport
1098. Qantas Lockheed Electra aircraft loading cargo at Sydney Airport
1099. Engine overhaul. Leading hand Bill Hodge working on L-1049 at Mascot, April 1955
1100. Jet engine test cell. Installation of the Pratt and Whitney Turbofan engine in the Jet Engine Test Cell
1101. A digital counter being checked for accuracy at Qantas maintenance base
1102. Qantas Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation with wing-tip fuel tanks
1103. The Avro 691 Lancastrian
1104. The Avro 691 Lancastrian
1105. The Avro 691 Lancastrian
1106. Avro 691 Lancastrian with the inaugural flight of the Australia-Japan air service, 16-18 December 1947
1107. The Short S.23 C class flying boat 'Cooee'
1108. Qantas DC-4 Skymaster, 1949
1109. Qantas Lockheed Electra
1110. Qantas Super Constellation
1111. Qantas Super Constellation
1112. Qantas Super Constellation
1113. A Qantas Boeing 707 jet airliner
1114. Various Qantas aircraft
1115. A Qantas Boeing 707 jet airliner
1116. Qantas Super Constellation taking off
1117. Kingsford Smith Airport, aerial view
1118. Passengers checking in at the Qantas counter, Sydney Airport
1119. Passengers checking in at the Qantas counter
1120. Interior of Qantas Empire Flying Boat
1121. Club lounge, redesigned interior of Qantas Super Constellation
1122. Foods and wines served aboard Qantas Super Constellation
1123. Interior of Qantas Super Constellation
1124. Forward cabin of the Qantas Electra 'International'
1125. Cabin walls and floor of Qantas Electra 'International'
1126. Cabin walls and floor of Qantas Electra 'International'
1127. Crew checking the screen of the weather-mapping radar equipment on the flight deck in a Qantas Super Constellation

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