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Qantas celebrates centenary with release of ‘very rare’ Empire flying boat film reel – ABC News
The nine-minute colour film — uncovered inside a small tin at a Qantas storage base in Sydney — captures a bygone era of the Empire flying boats. Its release coincides…
The almost-forgotten travel era of the Qantas Empire flying boats has been brought back to life with the discovery of a never-before-released film reel dating back to the 1930s.
The nine-minute colour film was uncovered inside a small tin at a Qantas storage base in Sydney, providing a detailed look at the once-popular water-based aircraft of a bygone era.
The unique footage has been digitised and released by Qantas in celebration of its centenary this week.
It captures two of the Short Empire flying…
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