The Longest Hop Celebrating 50 Years of the Qantas Kangaroo Route 1947-1997
Edgecliff: Focus Publishing, 1997. Quarto, red hardcover, spine and cover embossed with silver lettering, 192 pp., illustrated endpapers. Illustrated throughout with colour and black-and-white photographs, documents, drawings and graphics. Spine ends and corners of covers a little bumped, small black Messrs Berkelouw sticker on inside lower-right edge of front cover; otherwise a fine copy with fine dust-jacket. First edition. Since the Lockheed Constellation aircraft named Charles Kingsford Smith flew out of Sydney on the 1st of December in 1947, Qantas has carried countless Australians on the Kangaroo Route – the long journey from Sydney to London. This fully illustrated volume was released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of that first flight and is a engaging journey into the past. It captures the colourful history and romance of the times with evocative photographs and anecdotes from past crew members, passengers and celebrities, all of which have taken "the longest hop" Item #4683
Price (AUD): $150.00