A film record of the delivery flight of the first Convair Aircraft purchased by Trans-Australia Airlines. The aircraft travelled 18,000 miles in 72 hours on its round-the-world trip, passing over 25 countries on its flight from San Diego, USA, to Melbourne. Photography by Geoffrey Thompson.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009280
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)