The Qantas Story The Defeat of Distance, Challenging Horizons and High Corridors
Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, 1988. Octavo, printed wrappers, three volumes 1,454 pp., 44 double-sided illustrated plates. Foxing throughout, otherwise very good copies. Qantas is the world's second oldest airline, an important and unusal institution in Australian history. With its roots in the pioneering traditions of the outback, the airline helped Australia overcome the 'tyranny of distance', and made a sustained contribution to aviation in its early years. Defeat of Distance is the definitive history of Qantas from 1919 to 1939. Challenging Horizons covers the dramatic story of war time operations. High Corridors takes the airline from 1954 to 1970 and into the era of mass travel. Item #3689
Price (AUD): $100.00