Briefly covers the arrival of Charles Kingsford-Smith and C.T.P. Ulm in Australia after their trans-Pacific flight and the formation of the original Australian National Airways that commenced services in 1931. The Southern Cloud was lost in 1931 until its wreckage was discovered in 1958. Narration by James Dibble.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322782
Language
English
Subject categories
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Aeronautics - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Airplanes - History
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Australian National Airways
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transpacific flights - History
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
People → Kingsford Smith, Charles, 1897-1935
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)