KOOKABURRA The Most Compelling Story in Australia's Aviation History
Sydney: Lansdowne Books, 1980. Quarto, four preliminary pages, 130 pp., illustrated. Binding a bit worn at extremities, overall a nice copy. A foreword by Sir Lenox Hewitt, Chairman of Qantas.
For almost 50 years, the exact location of the 'Kookaburra' remained a mystery. Solving the mystery became a challenge to aviation enthusiast and electronics millionaire Dick Smith. Yet even after its eventual discovery, the story of the 'Kookaburra' seems destined to end, as it had begun, in tragedy. Item #2004
From the aviation library of David Marshall.
Price (AUD): $45.00
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