Rare Aviation Books

The Longest Hop Celebrating 50 Years of The Qantas Kangaroo Route 1947-1997

STACKHOUSE, John, and MURRAY, James, SHIRLEY, Bernard et al

Edgecliff: Focus Publishing, 1997. Quarto, red cloth hardcover, dust jacket, 192 pp., profusely illustrated throughout. Some rubbing on extremities of dust jacket. Otherwise a very fine copy. This book celebrates the 50th anniversary of the historic first Sydney to London flight made by Charles Kingsford Smith in 1947, as well as the development of the route, affectionately known as the Kangaroo Route. This publication chronicles the romance of the journey in the old days, and the challenges associated with operating an air service across the longest air route in the world. Item #3554

Price (AUD): $85.00