The Man Australia Forgot Paul Joseph McGinness DFC, DCM, MID, Co-Founder of Qantas Airways
Longreach, QLD: Pictorial Press, 2012. Octavo, illustrated printed wrappers, slip case, xviii, 336 pp., illustrated with black-and-white photographs and maps throughout. Top of slip case is coming away but holding, otherwise a near-fine copy. Second edition. This is personal biography of Qantas founder Paul McGinness written by his daughter Pauline Cottrill. It recounts McGinness's survival at Gallipoli and the Desert Campaign in World War One, how he became an Ace Pilot flying with Lawrence of Arabia and the 1st Australian Flying Corps, and his founding of Australia's national airline Qantas. This volume includes many private photos and memories never before published by the family. Item #4482
Price (AUD): $70.00