The Ships That Flew

Australia, 1974

Film

A history of the Ansett Airlines Sandringham flying boat service between Sydney and Lord Howe Island, which ended in 1974.

On display until:

ACMI Viewing Booths

22 April 2019

Credits

director
producer

Timothy Read

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:49:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1974

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

28485

Language

English

Audience classification

Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)

Subject categories

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics - History

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Air pilots

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Air transport - History

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airlines

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Flight

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Flight - History

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Seaplanes

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

MOV file H264; NFSA Digital Access Copy

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