Flying High The Story of Hudson Fysh, Qantas and the Trail-Blazing Days of Early Aviation
Sydney: Methuen of Australia, 1979. Tall octavo, dark-blue hardcover, spine embossed with gilt lettering, [vi], 266 pp., illustrated endpapers, four double-sided black-and-white plates included. Spotting on top edge of text block, light spotting on fore-edge and tail of text block, light foxing on endpapers, spine of dust-jacket a little faded; otherwise, a near-fine copy. First edition. An engaging and humourous account of the early days of Qantas and of Hudson Fysh, the determined character who founded the airline. In 1920, when Qantas was registered as a business, aviation was in its infancy in Australia and pilots were sometimes loose canons who worked hard and played harder. Hall details some hair-raising antics of early Qantas pilots, as well as day-to-day life at the airline and the many challenges Fysh faced while building the business. Item #4764
Price (AUD): $70.00